The works listed will allow your students to further explore the theme of Courage and Survival and other themes related to Island of the Blue Dolphins:


Fiction
Masterson, David. Get out of My Face! New York: Atheneum, 1991. Kate and her stepbrother must survive a dangerous wilderness journey. (easy)

Moeri, Louise. Save Queen of Sheba. New York: Puffin, 1994. After miraculously surviving a Sioux Indian raid on the trail to Oregon, a brother and sister set out with few provisions to find the rest of the settlers. (average)

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996. On the way to visit his father, thirteen year-old Brian spends 45 days in the wilderness learning to survive after a plane crash-with only a hatchet his mother gave him as a going-away gift. (average)

Spinka, Penina Keen. Mother's Blessing. New York: Atheneum, 1992. In about the year 1000, a gifted Chumash girl goes on a quest and becomes a leader of her people. (average)


Nonfiction
Muller, Bruce W. Chumash: A Picture of Their World. Los Osos, CA: Sand River Press, 1988. This book details much of the Chumash way of life, including the making of canoes and tools for hunting and fishing. (challenge)

Neimark, Paul. Survival. Chicago: Children's Press, 1981. A guide for surviving in the wilderness, this book includes such topics as signaling for help, locating drinking water and shelter, protecting against wind, rain, and animals, and treating injuries. (average)