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on March 8, 2017
My 10 year old and I really enjoyed this book.
There is some really sad parts, but age appropriate for a 4th grader.
There is some really sad parts, but age appropriate for a 4th grader.
on March 7, 2015
Every kid should read of "Karana" (whose true name we'll never know), and this fictional story of her niece's desire to find her aunt on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. There's a lot of information in this story about what befell the native Americans when the Europeans came.
on May 20, 2017
My 11-year-old daughter loved this book, she also bought 2 of them for her friends from her own money.
on March 26, 2017
Great book, based on a true story, fast read about an early successful survival situation - by a woman
TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICEon November 19, 2013
I discovered this book in my school library in the mid-1970s, and devoured it and then re-read it multiple times. Karana was a hero of mine, with her survival instincts, and the story has stayed in the back of my mind for 40 years.
As my children got old enough to read chapter books, I was pleased to see this classic on the list of books they could select for school assignments. I still had my old copy of Island of the Blue Dolphins and gave it to our oldest daughter. I just bought a new one for our youngest son, who is also enjoying the story.
Karana's story is based loosely on the story of Juana Maria, a native girl who lived alone for 18 years on an island off the coast of California in the mid-1800s. This is a story that most children will enjoy and relate to, as Karana battles loneliness and shares her life with a wild dog. She makes herself skirts out of cormorant feathers, builds a house out of whale bones, weaves baskets and lives on fish and seal blubber.
For those interested in "the rest of the story" you can read about Juana Maria on Wikipedia or watch a video about her island on YouTube.
As my children got old enough to read chapter books, I was pleased to see this classic on the list of books they could select for school assignments. I still had my old copy of Island of the Blue Dolphins and gave it to our oldest daughter. I just bought a new one for our youngest son, who is also enjoying the story.
Karana's story is based loosely on the story of Juana Maria, a native girl who lived alone for 18 years on an island off the coast of California in the mid-1800s. This is a story that most children will enjoy and relate to, as Karana battles loneliness and shares her life with a wild dog. She makes herself skirts out of cormorant feathers, builds a house out of whale bones, weaves baskets and lives on fish and seal blubber.
For those interested in "the rest of the story" you can read about Juana Maria on Wikipedia or watch a video about her island on YouTube.
on September 12, 2013
I loved this book as a child and someone brought it up on a forum a while back and made me want to read it again. Still just as good as when I was a child. This book would be a perfect gift for a young girl. The girl in the book shows so much courage, compassion, and strength. This book helped me so much growing up, maybe it will help others!
on September 2, 2013
I had not read a novel for a long time. I read it to help a kid with a Book Report. I liked it because it is very descriptive and based on a real history. It is of the style like the Jack London's books " A Daughter of the Snows", " The Call of the Wild", and " White Fang" in which nature is very descriptive.
on May 3, 2017
I think this is a perfect book for young and old and makes me want to research this Island more.
on March 19, 2017
I love this book. My kids sit and listened through 5 chapters the day I got it.
