 First edition | |
| Author | Scott O'Dell |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Evaline Ness |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1960[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback); audiobook |
| Pages | 177[1] |
| ISBN | 0-395-06962-9 |
| OCLC | 225474 |
| Followed by | Zia |
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel by American writer Scott O'Dell, which tells the story of a girl named Karana, who is stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the nineteenth century.
Island of the Blue Dolphins won the Newbery Medal in 1961.[1] It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1964. O'Dell later wrote a sequel, Zia, published in 1976. Island of the Blue Dolphins has been the subject of much literary and pedagogical scholarship related to survival, feminism, the resilience of Indigenous peoples, and beyond.
- ^ a b c Island of the Blue Dolphins Archived 2016-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. ISBNdb (2009). Retrieved 2009-08-26.