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Island of the blue dolphins

Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.

Main Author: O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989 (Author)
Other Authors: Cardinal, Tantoo (Narrator)
Format: Kits Kit Books Print Book Kit Audiobooks Kit
Language: English
Published: New York [N.Y.] : Listening Library, [2005], ℗1997.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > California > Juvenile fiction.
Shipwreck survival > Juvenile fiction.
Islands > Juvenile fiction.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Children's audiobooks.
Summary: Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
Item Description: Unabridged.
Compact disc, digital recording.
Physical Description: 4 audio discs (3 hr., 41 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time: 03:41:00
Awards: Newbery Award, 1961
ISBN: 9780307243164
0307243168
Author Notes: Scott O'Dell was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 23, 1898. He attended Occidental College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, and University of Rome. He worked as a technical director for Paramount, a cameraman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and a book editor of a Los Angeles newspaper before serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. The recipient of numerous book awards, he established the Scott O'Dell award for historical fiction in 1981. He died on October 15, 1989.

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