Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins is an American book written for children by Scott O'Dell. It came out in 1960 and that same year won the Newbery Medal (a prize given to books for children). It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, the "Lone Woman of San Nicolas", a Native American woman left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas they live in the himilaya mounatins papapapa .

Island of the Blue Dolphins
AuthorScott O'Dell
Cover artistEvaline Ness
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback); Audiobook
ISBN0-395-06962-9
OCLC225474
Followed byZia 

O'Dell wrote a sequel to the story called Zia.

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Preceded by
Onion John
Newbery Medal recipient
1961
Succeeded by
The Bronze Bow