Blue Dolphin Island

Author: O'Dell
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: "International Award Novel" series is a world-class children's literature treasure trove dedicated to young readers by New Press. The works in this series are outstanding masterpieces that have won renowned international children's literature awards. These works cover a wide range of themes, are rich in content, have a healthy tone, and outstanding taste, serving as good teachers and companions in the growth of young readers. Reading "International Award Novels" helps shape perfect minds, cultivate noble sentiments, and experience different lives. This book is a historical novel written specifically for children but equally magical for adults. It has won seven children's literature awards, including the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature and the International Hans Christian Andersen Award. Classic literature, accompanies you throughout your life. Compared to Robinson Crusoe's adventure story, "Island of the Blue Dolphins" and its author O'Dell are practically unknown to Chinese readers! This is a historical novel written specifically for children but equally magical for adults. Since its publication in 1960, it has sold over 6 million copies in the United States alone. It was named one of the "Top 10 Greatest Children's Works Since 1776" by the American Library Association and won two of the highest honors of the International Children's Literature Award, the Newbery Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Perhaps because it was only categorized as "children's literature," it has remained relatively unknown. If you agree that children should read "Robinson Crusoe" on their journey of growth, then for the same reason, children should also read "Island of the Blue Dolphins."
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In the Pacific Ocean, there is an island shaped like a dolphin lying on its side. Around the island, dolphins swim, sea otters play, sea lions compete, and wild dogs fight. Before, the island was inhabited by Native Americans who were killed by Aleut hunters for sea otters. Later, they left the island and settled to the east. When they left, they left behind a little girl—Karana. She lived alone on the island for eighteen years, waiting for a rescue ship to arrive. She built her own shelter, made weapons and fishing tools, fought against wild dogs, and survived through countless hardships.
This book has won seven children's literature awards, including the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature and the International Hans Christian Andersen Award.