Island of the Blue Dolphins

Description:

Story of a young girl abandoned on a small island by her family and her village, and of her fight for survival. The incredible courage, determination and strength of this girl is showcased throughout as she learns to do the things that only the men of her tribe did before, and battles not only the hunters who frequent the island, but also her desperate loneliness as well... Excellent read for kids 11 and older.

subjects: Fiction,  Indians of North America,  Islands,  Juvenile fiction,  Newbery Medal,  Survival,  Survival skills,  Brothers and sisters,  Curricula,  Survival Stories,  Action & Adventure,  Wilderness survival,  Young women,  People & Places,  Native American,  Girls & Women,  Children's fiction,  Indians of north america, fiction,  Islands, fiction,  Survival, fiction,  Large type books,  Indians of mexico, fiction,  California, fiction,  Chumash women,  Dolphins,  Human-animal relationships,  Newbery Medal books,  Islas,  Indios de América del Norte,  Novela juvenil,  Jóvenes (Mujeres),  Ficción juvenil,  Shipwreck survival,  Supervivencia,  Novela,  Marine animals, fiction,  American fiction,  Translations into Chinese,  Language Arts - General,  Juvenile Nonfiction,  Children: Grades 4-6,  San Nicolas Island (Calif.),  Water security,  Foreign relations,  Bibliography,  award:Newbery_award,  lexile:1000,  lexile_range:1001-1100,  age:min:8,  age:max:11,  grade:min:3,  grade:max:7,  Water resources development,  Diplomatic relations,  Economics,  Strategic aspects of individual places,  Economic aspects,  Political aspects,  Strategic aspects,  Criticism and interpretation,  Island of the Blue Dolphins (O'Dell, Scott)

People: Juana Marie (-1853)

Places: California,  Channel Islands (Calif.),  Channel Islands,  San Nicolas Island,  San Nicolas Island (Calif.)

Times: About 1830