Island Of The Blue Dolphins Book Cover. The story is about a girl who learns to survive by her self. Juana maria was a native american who was left for 18 years on san nicolas island during the 19th century, before her eventual rescue by otter hunter george nidever in 1853.
Island of the blue dolphins tells the story of an american indian girl stranded on an island, alone, for 18 years. The main characters are karana the girl and her pet wolf. Karana makes a choice between leaving with her village people on a rescue ship or swimming back to her island home to save her younger brother, ramo.
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Before katniss, there was karana. This special edition includes two excised chapters, published here for the first. Our resources will help teachers to extend the book. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches.