"Island of the Blue Dolphins"
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"Island of the Blue Dolphins" is a classic children's novel by Scott O'Dell that fictionalizes the true story of a Native American girl who survives alone for years on a remote Pacific island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964 film) | 2 |
| "Island of the Blue Dolphins" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8373308 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" Context triple: [San Nicolas Island, literaryWorkAbout, "Island of the Blue Dolphins"]
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A.
Star Island
Star Island is an exclusive, man-made residential island in Miami Beach, Florida, known for its waterfront luxury mansions and celebrity residents.
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B.
Star Island
Star Island is one of the Isles of Shoals off the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine, known for its historic oceanfront conference center and scenic, rocky shoreline.
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C.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic 1812 adventure novel by Johann David Wyss about a shipwrecked Swiss family who use ingenuity and cooperation to survive and build a new life on a deserted island.
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D.
Little Turtle's War
Little Turtle's War was a late 18th-century conflict between a confederation of Native American tribes and the United States over control of the Northwest Territory, named after the Miami war chief Little Turtle who led many of the Native forces.
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E.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" Target entity description: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is a classic children's novel by Scott O'Dell that fictionalizes the true story of a Native American girl who survives alone for years on a remote Pacific island.
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A.
Star Island
Star Island is an exclusive, man-made residential island in Miami Beach, Florida, known for its waterfront luxury mansions and celebrity residents.
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B.
Star Island
Star Island is one of the Isles of Shoals off the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine, known for its historic oceanfront conference center and scenic, rocky shoreline.
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C.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic 1812 adventure novel by Johann David Wyss about a shipwrecked Swiss family who use ingenuity and cooperation to survive and build a new life on a deserted island.
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D.
Little Turtle's War
Little Turtle's War was a late 18th-century conflict between a confederation of Native American tribes and the United States over control of the Northwest Territory, named after the Miami war chief Little Turtle who led many of the Native forces.
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E.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical fiction
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Scott O'Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| awarded | Newbery Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Juana Maria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deweyDecimalClassification | Fic ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstEditionPlace | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ historical novel ⓘ survival fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Zia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrator | Evaline Ness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | children's literary canon ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-395-06902-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PZ7.O237 Is ⓘ |
| literaryAward | Newbery Medal for Excellence in American Children's Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Karana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Rontu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pages | 192 ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Nicolas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Native Americans
NERFINISHED
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animals ⓘ island survival ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural loss
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human–animal relationships ⓘ independence ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | school curricula in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" Description of subject: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" is a classic children's novel by Scott O'Dell that fictionalizes the true story of a Native American girl who survives alone for years on a remote Pacific island.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964 film)
this entity surface form:
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964 film)