Island of the Blue Dolphins

roland john scott o/dell

"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class.

Genres fictionyoung adulthistorical fictionchildrensmiddle gradeadventureschoolhistoricalclassicssurvival

88 pages, Paperback

First published September 9,1960

Series

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Literary awards

newbery medal, lewis carroll shelf award, nene award, vermont golden dome book award, deutscher jugendliteraturpreis, william allen white childrens book award,

Places

island of the blue dolphins, california,

This edition

Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1999 by Pearson Elt
ISBN: 9780582416383
ASIN: 0582416388
Language: English

Characters More characters

Karana

Karana is a young twelve-year-old girl who jumps ship after a evacuations from her island, Ghalas-at, off the coast of California, to come for her brother, who has been left behind. her brother then is killed and Karana spends eighteen years on the island...