by Scott O'Dell · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780440439882
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«Island of the Blue Dolphins» is Scott O'Dell's young adult adventure novel, published by Dell Yearling in paperback (184 pages, in English).
In the Pacific, Karana, a young Indian girl, is left alone on the island when her tribe sails away. To survive, she builds a shelter, makes weapons, and fights wild dogs while waiting for a ship. Her story is an adventure of survival and a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.
Winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal, it is the first installment of Scott O'Dell's «Island of the Blue Dolphins» series, originally published in 1960.
A suitable read for young audiences and for adults who enjoy stories of survival and personal discovery.
Scott O'Dell was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. He received The University of Southern Mississippi Medallion in 1976 and the Catholic Libraries Association Regina Medal in 1978.
