Newbery Medal (John Newbery Medal)
Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Newbery Award Winner
Karana, a young girl left alone on an island off the California coast, must learn how to survive by herself. The novel presents her encounters with nature, her endurance in isolation, and her growth toward self-reliance in clear, powerful prose.
Work Information
A quiet adventure about a girl who learns how to live alone on an island.
Set on a remote Pacific island, this story works both as an adventure for younger readers and as a study of the hardship and strength involved in living alone. Through Karana's perspective, the severity of nature and the quiet courage it demands come through vividly.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Published
- 1960-09-09
- Pages
- 192 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.97 x 2.06 x 20.62 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780395069622
- ISBN-10
- 0395069629
- Price
- 3491 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books/Literature & Fiction/Historical Fiction
Scott O’Dell's Newbery Medal-winning classic is a gripping tale of survival, strength, and courage. Based on the true story of a Nicoleño Indian girl living alone on an island off the coast of California, Island of the Blue Dolphins has captivated readers for generations. On San Nicolas Island, dolphins flash in the surrounding blue waters, sea otter play in the vast kelp beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, a girl named Karana spent eighteen years alone. Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that killed her younger brother, constantly guard against Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. Her courage, self-reliance, and grit has inspired millions of readers in this breathtaking adventure. As Smithsonian magazine put it: "For kids all over the country, reading the book in language arts classes, Karana is a powerful symbol of their growing independence. Through her, they can imagine themselves making their way in the world alone—and thriving."
Scott O’Dell (1898–1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins , The Road to Damietta , Sing Down the Moon , and The Black Pearl . Ted Lewin grew up in an old frame house in Buffalo, New York, with two brothers, one sister, two parents, a lion, an iguana, a chimpanzee, and an assortment of more conventional pets. The lion was given to his older brother, Don, while he was traveling as a professional wrestler, and he shipped it home. The family kept Sheba in the basement fruit cellar until Don returned and their mother convinced him to give it to the Buffalo zoo. Ted always knew he wanted to be an illustrator. As a child he copied the work of illustrators and painters he admired, including N. C. Wyeth, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Velázquez, and Goya. When it came time to go to art school (Pratt), he needed to earn money to finance his education. So, following in his brother’s footsteps, he took a summer job as a wrestler -- the beginning of a 15-year part-time career that eventually inspired his autobiographical book I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler. Ted’s career as an artist began with illustrations for adventure magazines, and it’s only over the last several years that he has devoted his time to writing and illustrating children’s books. "I’m having more fun doing this than anything I’ve ever done before," he says. He is an avid traveler, and many of his books are inspired by trips to such places as the Amazon River, the Sahara Desert, Botswana, Egypt, Lapland, and India. His Market! , published in 1996, showcases markets around the world, from Uganda to Ireland to Ecuador. Touch and Go is a collection of stories about the adventures Ted had while researching his books. Gorilla Walk is his first collaboration with his wife, Betsy, and is about their trek to see the mountain gorillas in Uganda. They’ve just completed their second collaboration, Elephant Quest , set in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Ted’s current project is about a Civil War drummer boy. Ted and Betsy live in Brooklyn, New York, where they share their home with two cats, Slick and Chopper.
Reviews
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多分泣けます
小学生だった30年前に読んだ本を見かけて、買いました。小学生の子供の感想を聞くのが、楽しみです。
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エクサイティング！
昔本当にこんな事があったなんて驚きながら娘と読みました。英語のできるお子さんにお勧め。
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古典的作品。アメリカの小学生に勧める古典的作品。
久しぶりに読んだ英書は児童書。1921年に始まった世界最古の優れた児童書に贈られるNewbery Medalの中で，歴代４冊に推薦された１冊。 実話をもとに，小さな島に残された女性の物語。子供向けだけに，その平易な英語の故に，さらに彼女の生活，その工夫，犬との交流。自然，生きることなど，胸にせまります。
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まえがきを読むと台無し
著者は亡くなっており、その友人だかなにかが序文を書いているのですが、この序文を読むと話のオチが分かってしまいます。小説の序文でネタバレというのも珍しいですが、序文は読まないことをオススメします。このバカはご丁寧に本文から引用までしています。 作品自体はなかなかよい出来です。できれば序文を読む前に物語を読みたかったです。本当に腹立たしい。 テキストの英語レベルは高くないです。単語も最初の4分の1ほどをきちんと調べれば後は簡単でしょう。 YLは5くらいかな。
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静かで抒情的な展開の中にも起伏がありぐいぐいとひきこまれる
最初はAudibleで聴いたのだが、おぼろげにしか理解できなかったのでKindleで読んでみたら非常に面白かった。ぐいぐいと引き込まれて一気に読んでしまった。
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前書き書いたやつdouchebag
この本の前書きは本当に読まないほうがいいです。 僕は他の人の前書きをよむなというレビューを読んでしまい、思わず前書きを読んでしました。 サバイバルでの読者をドキドキさせるシーンを完全にバラしています。
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ニューベリー受賞と期待して読んだものの
実話を元にしたフィクション。 無人島で一人生活してみたというお話なのだが骨で柵を作った、アワビを乾かしてストックした。 延々とそんな話が続く。 頑張って読んだが退屈でつまらない本。 お勧めしません。
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実話を元にしているとは....
とても平和な太平洋の小さな島に、Neitive American の部族が暮らしていました。 そこへ島の近海にいるラッコの毛皮を目的にアリュート族の船がやってます。 島の長とアリュート族は契約を結びますが、アリュート族はそれを裏切り島の男達の ほとんどを殺してしまいます。 再びアリュート族が来ることを恐れた島の住人は島を捨て移住することを決めます。 出発の日、長の息子が忘れ物を取りに行き船に乗り遅れます。姉のKaranaは弟と２人で島に残り、 移住先からの迎えを待つことにします。 島の自然の描写がとても美しく英文も平易ですが、人名、Karanaが動物につけた 名前が読みづらく また覚えにくいです。 この本のモデルとなった実在のNeitive Americanの女性については、巻末の Author's Noteに書かれており、小説には書かれていない その後の女性の人生 を読むとズシーンと心に重く響きます。
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Un classico recuperato dalla mia infanzia
Il film tratto dal libro l'avevo visto al cinema e non l'avevo mai dimenticato. Mi ero persa le prime edizioni del libro in italiano, probabilmente anche ridotte, e finalmente mi sono decisa a prendere questa accurata ristampa dell'originale. Bello, gradevolissimo, persino profondo, da cui si capiscono l'amore che il pubblico da sempre tributa a questa perla.
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Un libro genial
Me encanta,todo y el hecho de que este en ingles me hace mas bueno en el idioma, se lo recomiendo a quien tenga un nivel basico-intermedio pues se divertira y sentira triste junto con la protagonista.
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Schöne Geschichte
Leichtes Englisch für alle, die ihre Kenntnisse etwas aufpolieren wollen. Dazu erhällt man eine wunderschöne, aber auch traurige Geschichte, nach wahren Begebenheiten. Von mir, beide Daumen nach oben.
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It’s a great read.
Thought provoking, it’s a great read. Suitable for both adults and children from 10yrs upwards. It reinforces that independent, self reliant, creative spirit in us all. A book I would share. It tells about a girl being left behind on an island and how she survives. There are lovely moments she shares with the reader, but also some worrying experiences, as she strives to survive several years alone.
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Wonderful
Très beau livre, facile à lire même avec un petit niveau d'anglais. L'équivalent, en anglais des romans du style de Robinson Crusoe. Un classique méconnu en France.