Island of the blue dolphins
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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England :
Penguin Group
c1960
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| Item Description: | Twelve-year-old Karana escapes death at the hands of treacherous hunters, only to find herself totally alone on a harsh desolate island. This title shows how she survives in the face of various sorts of dangers. Winner of the Newberry Medal. The true story of a young American Indian girl's struggle for survival. Twelve-year-old Karana escapes death at the hands of treacherous hunters, only to find herself entirely alone, on a harsh and desolate island. The Robinson Crusoe life she is forced to live and her fight for survival, in the face of all sorts of dangers, make gripping and inspiring reading |
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| Physical Description: | 154 pages ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0140302689 9780140302684 |