By Scott O’Dell; narrated by Tantoo Cardinal
Place: Publisher & Year: Santa Ana, CA : Listening Library, c1960, p2003
Genre: Historical fiction
Format: Audio book
ISBN: 9780307243164
Intended audience: Children – tweens
Number of discs: 4 (about 5 hrs.)
Setting: Ghalas-at (San Nicolas Island, Channel Islands, CA)
Time period: Not stated, but likely early 1800’s
Plot summary: When strangers come to the island to hunt for sea otters, they cause disturbances which will radically alter Karana’s life. Karana will need to become incredibly self reliant in order to survive. Continue reading “Island of the Blue Dolphins”