TARGET Island of the Blue Dolphins

[Diane Mazziotti <dmazziot@PEN.K12.VA.US>]

Hi everyone! I'm hoping to have some luck with this message
considering my track record--last time I posted to the list I
found a job! :)

        I have a fourth grade student who studied Island of the
Blue Dolphins in Language Arts. He is doing a research paper on
the girl the book is about. He and his father have gone to
public libraries and have found very little information. It
would not surprise me if someone out there has already done
research on this. I'm turning to you before I hit the Web.

        She is the Lost Woman of San Nicolas according to the
author's note in the book. The student and his father say she was given
the name Juana Maria and they think she was a part of the
Gabriolino indian tribe. That spelling is an approximation,
sorry.

        Any help you could give, even if just a point in the
right direction would be a great help.

Thank you and happy holidays.

Diane Mazziotti
dmazziot@pen.k12.va.us
MacArthur Elementary School
Alexandria, VA