A large wave comes screaming towards the island, the ground shaking .
This fictional book is called, Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O"Dell. It is very realistic, and adventurous. The story takes place on an island about 90 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara California, in the 1600's. A girl gets stuck on the island all alone.
Kerana is the main character. She is smart, makes dresses, and knows how to live in the wilderness; she's a survivor. When the Aluts arrive to the island, Kerana is only about 12 years old. Romo is Kerana's little brother, about 6 years old. He is adventurous and curious, like a dolphin. He is quick as a cricket, and lies like a snake. Ulopai is a little more mature than the other kids; she's about 14 years old. She is un-married, but wants to be married to a boy named Namko. The wise and brave Chow-wig was the chief of Ghalas-at; he was also Kerana's father.
Two red masts rose slowly above the sea. What could it be? It is a Russian ship (Aluts)! The Aluts have come from Russia to the island, to hunt for otter for their pelts. They hunt, and when it's time to pay the village for the otter pelts, the Aluts try to pay with a chest of beads. The chief of the village says, " No this is not enough for the pelts, and will cost 3 more chests"! All of a sudden, a huge fight breaks out, and when it's over; the villagers see that chief Chow-wig has been killed. The Aluts leave without paying, but not after they have killed most of the village warriors. The villagers get canoes ready, just in case the Aluts come back. The new chief Kimki, leaves for the mainland in a canoe, but never returns, sending a ship to rescue the villagers, from the island, instead. As the villagers were loading onto the ship, Kerana notices that Romo is not there. The ship starts to leave, and Kerana shouts, "Stop, stop"! They refuse to stop, so she jumps into the water and swims back to the island to help Romo, loosing all of her valuables.
She, her older sister Ulape, and her brother Ramo live on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. ... Every year people called Aleuts come to their island to hunt otter. ... She returned to the island to get him. ... While she was on the island she made temporary shelter. ... One day when she awoke she saw a ship coming towards the island. ...
Island of the Blue Dolphins Author: Scott O"Dell Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co 1990 I chose this novel because it's an outstanding recreation of a real life story about young Indian woman named Karana who lived on an island for eighteen years all alone. ... The new ship had stumbled across the small island, The Island of the Blue Dolphins, had come to take the surviving Indians to their country. ... She could see his faint figure off in the distance on the island flailing his arms like crazy. ... All alone on this island, she would have to fend for her self, fight for her life, a...
If you are looking for a weekend getaway, which will provide warm weather, beautiful beaches, scenic volcanic rocks, stunning waterfalls, a dolphin show, and relaxation then look no further and visit Cheju-Do Island. Cheju-Do Island also known as Nature's Paradise in the North Pacific, is Korea's largest island, which came into existence 700 to 1,200 thousand years ago when lava spewed from a sub-sea volcano and surfaced above the waters. ... We then came across a great attraction called "Pacific Island," which offers a dolphin, penguin, and sea lion show, kind of like sea world, w...
Gulf Islands National Seashore The Gulf Islands National Seashore, a part of the National Park Service, is a 150-mile stretch of barrier islands and coastal land in Mississippi and Florida. ... Barrier Island (Flora) The barrier island ecosystem is broken up into four communities. ... The next community on the Gulf Islands National Seashore Barrier Islands is the Upland Woody Community. ... Some of these fish are bluefish, cobia, croaker, grouper snapper, shrimp, blue crab, flounder, and red fish. ... There are no large mammals on the land of the Gulf Island National...
A Little Island in Texas As soon as we crossed the state line the dry heat sweltered as though we hadn't entered a state, rather we had encountered a ferocious desert. ... I thought to myself, "One whole week stranded on a desert island with temperatures in the upper 90s during the day?" ... After settling in to the raggedy home, I subconsciously began to fall in love with the tourist-inhabited South Padre Island, Texas. ... A most amazing sight drew me back from my tranquility, a family of dolphins meandered their way in and out of the water, puffing water out of their blowholes l...
Usually, at the mention of beaches, we'd think of warm golden sand and glittering blue water. ... Not only that, in the Bay of Islands there are opportunities to swim with dolphins, something not many people have had the chance to do in their entire lives. If sandy beaches aren't your 'kinda thang', Goat Island has amazing, crystal clear rock pools with all sorts of sea creatures and an opportunity to ride on a glass-bottomed boat. ...
Also you could picture the pool as being as blue as the sky and a waterfall next to is as beautiful as Niagara Falls. ... There could also be dolphins or whales or any animals in the water you want because it's your imagination. ... Another thing is that in the book they emphasized that long island went all the way from east egg to Manhattan but the movie never showed any place but the eggs. ...
