Reading Level
What is the reading level of Island of the Blue Dolphins ?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Island of the Blue Dolphins is 6th and 7th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Island of the Blue Dolphins
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 6 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 5 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
2 hrs 26 mins
How long to read Island of the Blue Dolphins (A Puffin Book)?
The estimated word count of Island of the Blue Dolphins (A Puffin Book) is 36,425 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 2 hrs 26 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 4 hrs 3 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 21 mins.
| Island of the Blue Dolphins (A Puffin Book) - 36,425 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 4 hrs 3 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 2 hrs 26 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 1 hrs 21 mins |
- Authors
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Scott O'Dell
More about Island of the Blue Dolphins
36,425 words
Word Count
for Island of the Blue Dolphins (A Puffin Book)
3 hours and 55 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
1961 Newbery Medal Winner Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches.Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply.More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.