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Island of the Blue Dolphins

 

ISBN-10

0-440-94000-1

ISBN-13

978-0-440-94000-5

Author

O'Dell , Scott

Publisher

Laurel Leaf

Copyright

1960

Lexile

1000L

Genre

Adventure, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of a Native American girl named Karana, a who lives on an island off the coast of Southern California and gets left behind when the people of her village ship off to the mainland

Themes

Perseverance; Survival

Protagonist

Female; Native American

Setting

California, US; remote location

Note

The page numbers in this lesson plan refer to the paperback ISBN 978-0-440-94000-5 edition, first printed 1978. Page numbers may vary by edition.