by Scott O'Dell · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141368627
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«Island of the Blue Dolphins» is Scott O'Dell's young adult adventure novel, published by Penguin Books in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Karana, a twelve-year-old girl, is left alone on a deserted island and must learn to survive without help. The novel follows her daily life in nature, the bonds she forms with the local animals, and her adaptation to isolation, in a story based on a real case.
Edition from the A Puffin Book collection, published on July 7, 2016. Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Award for this work.
Suitable for young readers aged 11 to 13 and for those who enjoy classics of adventure and survival.
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.
