In the pacific, there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Island of the blue dolphins test final test medium. Author odell has based karanas spare, poetic narrative on the events that took place on a real island off the coast of california first settled by indians in about 2000 b. Island of the blue dolphins kindle edition by odell, scott. They will begin to unpack the many uses that different natural resources may have i. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. Island of the blue dolphins novel study grades 5 to 6. The text and graphics are adapted from the original source. There, karana battles harsh environments and hostile wildlife. This will help them to connect a bit with karana character in island of. Island of the blue dolphins island of the blue dolphins is a 1960 childrens novel by american writer scott odell, which tells the story of a 12yearold girl named karana stranded alone for years on an island off the california.
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Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otters play in the vast kelp beds, cormorants roost on its crags, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. This title is also available as a downloadable and printable pdf, rtf, or ms word doc file. Then it grew larger and was a gull with folded wings. Hers is not only an unusual adventure of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.
Ready to use great for whole class, guided reading groups, literature circles, and more. At first it seemed like a small shell afloat on the sea. This novel study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of. Oct 04, 2010 island of the blue dolphins is based on the remarkable story of an indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an island off the california coast, and whose record is preserved in the santa barbara mission. Karana, her family and her people are living on the island when the aleuts russians arrive to hunt the sea otters. Island of the blue dolphins kindle edition by odell. 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. Download island of the blue dolphins ebook in pdf and epub formats for free. Karana is the indian girl who lived alone for years on the island of the blue dolphins. Island of the blue dolphins begins with a young girl named karana who is living on the island of the blue dolphins fancy name, right. I also love digital photography and digital scrapbooking, and am always looking for creative ways to integrate technology into the school curriculum. Feb 08, 2010 far off the coast of california looms a harsh rock known as the island of san nicholas.
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