内容简介
InthePacificthereisanislandthatlookslikeabigfishsunningitselfinthesea.Aroundit,bluedolphinsswim,ottersplay,andseaelephantsandseabirdsabound.Once,Indiansalsolivedontheisland.Andwhentheyleftandsailedtotheeast,oneyounggirlwasleftbehind.ThisisthestoryofKarana,theIndiangirlwholivedaloneforyearsontheIslandoftheBlueDolphins.Yearafteryear,shewatchedoneseasonpassintoanotherandwaitedforashiptotakeheraway.Butwhileshewaited,shekeptherselfalivebybuildingashelter,makingweapons,findingfood,andfightingherenemies,thewilddogs.Itisnotonlyanunusualadventureofsurvival,butalsoataleofnaturalbeautyandpersonaldiscovery.
作者简介
ScottO'DellwasborninLosAngeles,California,onMay23,1898.HeattendedOccidentalCollege,UniversityofWisconsin-Madison,StanfordUniversity,andUniversityofRome.HeworkedasatechnicaldirectorforParamount,acameramanforMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer,andabookeditorofaLosAngelesnewspaperbeforeservingintheUnitedStatesAirForceduringWorldWarII.Therecipientofnumerousbookawards,heestablishedtheScottO'Dellawardforhistoricalfictionin1981.HediedonOctober15,1989.