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Island of the Blue Dolphins Study Guide

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by Scott O'Dell
About 84 pages (25,060 words)
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Study Guide consists of approx. 84 pages of summaries and analysis on Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. Browse the literature study guide below:

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Island of the Blue Dolphins opens with Karana remembering the day the Aleut ship with the red sails came to the island. She firstly believes the ship to be a shell on the sea and then a gull with folded wings before she realizes what it actually is. Karana and her brother are in a small harbor called Coral Cove, collecting roots that the tribe needs for food. She reveals that she is twelve and her brother Ramo is half her age. She continues working diligently throughout the scene while her excitable little brother runs about, going on about the ship with red sails. Karana tries to convince Ramo that it is not a ship, it is only a red dolphin and that he does not know everything. (read more)
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      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6
      Chapter 7
      Chapter 8
      Chapter 9
      Chapter 10
      Chapter 11
      Chapter 12
      Chapter 13
      Chapter 14
      Chapter 15
      Chapter 16
      Chapter 17
      Chapter 18
      Chapter 19
      Chapter 20
      Chapter 21
      Chapter 22
      Chapter 23
      Chapter 24
      Chapter 25
      Chapter 26
      Chapter 27
      Chapter 28
      Chapter 29

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