tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post5830743169510277530..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: Island of the Blue DolphinsBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-69068452236600066312011-04-14T14:06:19.533-05:002011-04-14T14:06:19.533-05:00I read this book as a child and loved it. I revisi...I read this book as a child and loved it. I revisited it for a college course and I still enjoyed it. I agree that it is a sad book and doesn't have a super happy ending. But educationally speaking, this book teaches that there are challenges in life and that we can grow from these challenges. It teaches survival and coping and while I might not require students to read it, I would encourage my students to give it a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-76427805696498719192010-02-26T12:04:00.380-06:002010-02-26T12:04:00.380-06:00my 11 year old son is being forced to read this in...my 11 year old son is being forced to read this in class and seems disturbed by it. he is refusing to read it. the teacher has asked me to read it with him....i cant imagine why this would be required reading. i was ready to trash it by the 2nd chapter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-26298468620907866702009-04-28T17:44:00.000-05:002009-04-28T17:44:00.000-05:00This book is nothing I would probably want to read...This book is nothing I would probably want to read,but I did.It's not the best,but I don't hate it.I had to read it in class and almost cried.It's very sad and lonely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-15051449110395858252008-05-24T18:28:00.000-05:002008-05-24T18:28:00.000-05:00It really is kind of a sad, lonely book, isn't it?...It really is kind of a sad, lonely book, isn't it?Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-32964016657342305032008-05-23T17:49:00.000-05:002008-05-23T17:49:00.000-05:00I read this in grade school and LOVED it. I revist...I read this in grade school and LOVED it. I revisted it not long ago and can't remember what I liked about it??????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-28354109232074604892008-05-22T13:45:00.000-05:002008-05-22T13:45:00.000-05:00I'm impressed that you had the fortitude to face t...I'm impressed that you had the fortitude to face this one again. I read it as a child and identified so strongly with the heroine that I was very distraught with her story. Plus dead dogs always make me cry. It's a very well-done book, but this reader won't be picking it up again any time soon.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551558744801344170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-71927072573901230692008-05-21T20:17:00.000-05:002008-05-21T20:17:00.000-05:00I liked this book when I read it as a child, but t...I liked this book when I read it as a child, but then I've always been a loner and daydreamed as a kid of how I would survive in the wild on my own. I did think the epilogue was so sad, that she could not communicate with anyone or ever see her people again. After having gone through so much.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-19079335103365586132008-05-21T18:31:00.000-05:002008-05-21T18:31:00.000-05:00You're not alone! I just didn't fall in love with ...You're not alone! I just didn't fall in love with this book either. I think I might have enjoyed it if I'd read it as a kid, but I didn't so I'll never know for sure. But I read it last year, and just wasn't all that impressed. Didn't hate it, but that's about as far as it goes.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.com