The Popular Anime Island Of The Blue Dolphins Karana Special Edition. Karana and the animals. The novel which won a newbury medal in 1961 tells the story of a girl whose life is turned upside down when russian fur traders and aleutian natives arrive and fall into a conflict with karana s tribe.
She makes an extra dress and a new spear to hunt devilfish. Karana also won a pa lei the protagonist and narrator of the book karana spends eighteen years as the only living person on the island of the blue dolphins. Karana believes that the gray dog is an aleut dog left on the island after the battle.
In the first four chapters of island of the blue dolphins scott o dell gives readers a great deal of information about the main character karana.
With her winter food supply safe karana sets off exploring the island. Karana and the animals. Island of the blue dolphins karana is the only character that plays a major role in island of the blue dolphins. She takes on the jobs of men and women suggesting a change in the order of things on the island.