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Island of the Blue Dolphins: LitPlan Teacher Pack
51,000 words, approx. 170 pages
 A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Island of the Blue Dolphins: Puzzle Pack
41,400 words, approx. 138 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
 
| Name: |
Scott O'Dell | | Birth Date: |
May 23, 1898 | | Death Date: |
October 15, 1989 | | Place of Birth: |
Los Angeles, California, United States | | Place of Death: |
Mount Kisco, California, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
Novelist |
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 Biography of Scott O'Dell
10520 words, approx. 35.1 pages
 Scott O'Dell is one of the best-known writers of historical fiction for children from eight to ten through adolescence. His contributions to literature for children would be significant if he had written no other books besides Island of the Blue Dolphins... summary from source:
 Biography of Scott O'Dell
5010 words, approx. 16.7 pages
Scott O'Dell penned his first children's book when he was in his early sixties. That book, Island of the Blue Dolphins, was an instant success, winning the prestigious Newbery Medal and launching a new career for O'Dell, who up until that time had worked... summary from source:
Biography of Scott O'Dell
4957 words, approx. 16.5 pages
May 23, 1898. Born on Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California, to May Elizabeth Gabriel and Bennett Mason O'Dell, an official of the Union Pacific Railroad, O'Dell's great-grandmother was a first cousin of the Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771-18...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Island of the Blue Dolphins Information
1,038 words, approx. 4 pages
 Island of the Blue Dolphins is an American children's novel written by Scott O'Dell. It was published in 1960 and won the Newbery Medal that year. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, the "Lone Woman of San Nicolas," a Nicoleño Indian marooned...
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The Boston Globe Dolphins Add To The Delight Of An Island Cruise
12/08/2002: 1,249 words, approx. 4 pages KAUAI, Hawaii - Dolphins were everywhere: in front of our 48-foot- long inflated raft, to each side of it, in back of us. They were spinner dolphins, hundreds of them, some leaping exuberantly into the air and doing the acrobatic spins that gave these... summary from source:
 AP News Stars set for slimy Kids' Choice Awards
3/31/2007: 582 words, approx. 2 pagesThe tanks were loaded with green slime Saturday for the 20th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Hollywood's messiest, most raucous celebration honoring kid viewers' personal picks for best movies, music and TV shows.Among the front-runners was Johnny Depp, poised to collect two awards should he...
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 Critical Essay by John Rowe Townsend
1,865 words, approx. 6 pages
The title of Island of the Blue Dolphins, lovely in sound and evocative in all its key words (for the 'blue' transfers itself to the ocean), sums up the attraction of the O'Dell world. But it is not a matter of settings alone; this is an admirable novel; and its successor, The King's Fifth (1966), is to my mind even finer, although in Britain it is not well known. The subsequent O'Dell books, up to the time of writing, have been slighter. Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960)... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Jon C. Stott
1,610 words, approx. 5 pages
Each year, with the increase in number of children's books, it is often necessary to retreat from the volume of present publication to reexamine those works which have, for various reasons, endured to become classics. One such work is Scott O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins…. Although the desert island motif has been a standard fictional theme since Shakespeare's Tempest and Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, O'Dell is faced with several new problems. Because he is ... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Joyce Milton
772 words, approx. 3 pages
Karana, the Indian girl left to survive alone for 18 years [in Island of the Blue Dolphins] was a one-in-a-million child protagonist—a loner free to work her destiny totally without interference from adults…. The jacket copy of Scott O'Dell's new book, Zia, notes that O'Dell has received many requests to tell what happened to Karana, and one can see in this novel some of the tension between the pressure to produce a good storyteller's sequel and the author's ...
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 Essay Grade: 86%Book Review of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"
988 words, approx. 3 pages
A review of "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. The chief themes are the value of friendship and man's responsibility to protect wild creatures.
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