書中的印第安小女孩Karana原本和家人及族人住在小島上，直到蘇聯來的捕水獺的人殺害了她的父親及大部份的勇士，族人的生活開始有了改變，後來白人的船準備接他們一起離開小島到新大陸去，而Karana為了來不及趕上船的弟弟跳下海而留在島上，而弟弟卻在第二天被一群野狗攻擊而死。於是她便開始了一個人獨居島上的生活。而這本書描寫的就是她如何獨自一個人與大自然對抗，如何對抗那些兇猛的野狗，如何在艱困的環境下自給自足，如何在獨自生活的十幾年裏跟其他動物和平相處。這本書有點像女生版的「魯賓遜」，而這也是發生在19世紀的真實故事。她獨自在島上生活了１８年（１８３５－１８５３），直到後來她被人發現接回大陸。適合12歲以上兒童閱讀。"O'Dell tells the miraculous story of how Karana forages on land and
in the ocean, clothes herself (in a green-cormorant skirt and an
otter cape on special occasions), and secures shelter. Perhaps even
more startlingly, she finds strength and serenity living alone on the
island. This beautiful edition of Island of the Blue Dolphins is
enriched with 12 full-page watercolor paintings by Ted Lewin,
illustrator of more than 100 children's books, including Ali, Child
of the Desert. A gripping story of battling wild dogs and sea
elephants, this simply told, suspenseful tale of survival is also an
uplifting adventure of the spirit." |
