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''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' is a 1960 children's novel written by Scott O'Dell and tells the story of a young girl stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island in the 19th century. ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' won the Newbery Medal in 1961.〔 (Island of the Blue Dolphins ). ISBNdb (2009). Retrieved 2009-08-26.〕 It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1964. O'Dell later wrote a sequel, ''Zia'', published in 1976. The 50th Anniversary edition includes a new introduction by Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry and also includes extracts from Father Gonzales Rubio in the Santa Barbara Mission's Book of Burials. ==Historical basis== This novel is based on the true story of Juana Maria, better known to history as "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island," a Nicoleño Native Californian left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island, one of the Channel Islands off the California coast, before being discovered in 1853. It was believed that she lived in a cave on the island. In 2012, Naval archaeologist Steve Schwartz believed he discovered that cave and began an investigation.〔Chawkins, Steve. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lone-woman-cave-20121027,0,1564818.story Los Angeles Times. October 30, 2012.〕 Commanders at the Navy base on the island about 65 miles southwest of point Mugu ordered Schwartz to halt the dig in 2015.〔http://www.sott.net/article/253022-Island-of-Blue-Dolphins-cave-possibly-found〕〔http://www.latimes.com/local/great-reads/la-me-c1-cave-artifacts-20150305-story.html#page=1〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Island of the Blue Dolphins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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