5 Best Of Island Of The Blue Dolphins Map Special Edition. Her birth name is lost to history but she s often referred to as the lone woman of san nicolas island or as juana maría the name. In the early 1800s she was stranded on a small island off the coast of california.
The map layers provided allow you to explore karana s world created by scott o dell as well as the world of the present day san nicolas including plants animals and natural features found there. It is based on the true story of juana maria a nicoleño native american left alone for 18 years on san nicolas island during the 19th century. The newbery medal is awarded each year by the american library association to the author of the most distinguished american children s book published the previous year.
Though karana s home on san nicolas island is a creation of island of the blue dolphins author scott o dell many of the animals plants people and places are based on the actual channel islands which you can explore and learn more about on this website.
This map was created by steve junak and nadine martins lfr inc to accompany a flora of san nicolas island which was published by the santa barbara botanic garden in 2008. Island of the blue dolphins is a fictional novel based on the true story of the lone woman of san nicolas. Island of the blue dolphins is 1960 children s novel by american writer scott o dell which tells the story of a 12 year old girl named karana stranded alone for years on an island off the california coast. Earning this award for his first children s book was a great honor for o dell.
