Island of the Blue Dolphins | 
 enlarge | Director: James B. Clark
Actors: Celia Kaye, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel (ii), George Kennedy, Carlos Romero
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: Video
Buy Used: $22.99
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Rating:  601 reviews
Sales Rank: 1610
Format: Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0783211910
UPC: 096898020534
EAN: 9780783211916
ASIN: 6300184277
Theatrical Release Date: 1964
Release Date: January 1, 1998
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Condition: original box cover in plastic case, sticker # 101599 on the outside plastic case has been cleaned, plays great, guaranteed good condition
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 Very Eccentric! Great Read! June 7, 2008
Readin&Writin-Books
Alone, on a deserted island. No weapons. Animal predators lurking where you can't see. A need for food. A drive for survival. That pretty much covers Karana's life, when her tribe sails away, and leaves her in the remains of living by herself, for years to come. There's numerous things she has to teach herself how to do--and many things that she'll discover that she will not do again. She has to learn exactly how to fend for herself--it's a life or death matter. After all, no one may ever come back to find her...
Awesome book, very eccentric--Not your average read!
You'll have to find out how Karana becomes courageous enough to take on her natural state of isolation.
I made my 9 year old son read this book and he loved it! June 4, 2008
Jennifer Running (Marriottsville, MD United States)
Last summer my 9 year old son threw a fit because I said that he had to do a little summer reading - I literally started reading the book aloud to him while he was whinning. I read this book in my youth and remember really liking it. We ended up reading it together and he was so intrigued with what happened to Karana(the main character) and her struggles. I enjoyed reading it with him and seeing his reactions to the very grown-up situations that she had to deal with, i.e. hunting and gathering food. It is a quick read and I recommend reading it with your child.
Childhood Memories April 12, 2008
Creed (Tennessee)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book brings back good memories of my childhood and all the great books my teachers suggested. I am an avid reader and I bought this book so that I could have my own copy and re-read it whenever I wanted to. I plan on keeping this for my own children someday...I hope they enjoy it as much as I did.
Great Book! April 3, 2008
R. Hawkins (Austin, Texas)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
My daughter received this book for Easter. She loved it so much that she read it on Easter night. She said it was as great book. It must have been because she read it nonstop for a few hours.
A Warm Novel March 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read Island of The Blue Dolphins sometime before Christmas this year. It was a pleasure to read--it was simple, brief, and the characters were fresh and realistic. O' Dell used very descriptive writing, nevertheless, it did not go to where it is tedious to read because of the overload of words.
If you do not like novels without much action besides attacks with sea critters I would not recommend this book. This book has a place in my heart because it is 'warm', and just tells about someone's life. If novels were just about a regular school child's life, it would be drab, I admit. But with the novels written in this form, the main character usually has a twist--this one is that it is about a girl who lives on an island long ago, and has to fend for herself until she finds away to leave the island.
It certainly has earned its Newbery Award.
--Willow, aged 11
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