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Title: The Islander
ISBN: 044041542X
Author:
Cynthia Rylant
Publicate Date: 1999-11-09
Publish: 1999-11-09
List Price: $5.50
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: A Beautiful Story
A quiet, moving, vivid story. A 10-year-old boy lives a lonely life with his grandfather after his parents die, taken by the sea. He meets a mermaid who enchants his life with various revelations.
Some might find it too fantastical, but once you get into it, it's not. These things really do happen, revealing the depth of human potential, the way to pull out of darkness into light.
Best of all, the reader will see that helping others is the way. My words cannot fully describe the timbre and profound, lasting effect of this book. I wonder why it did not win a Newbery Medal.
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2: The islander
I have read a chapter book called The Islander. It's about a boy named Daniel. His mother and father died,so he went to go live with his grandfather. His grandfather lived on a little island. Daniel got older one day and apparently his grandfather died. Back when Daniel was a kid, he saved a little girl,who wondered off into the forest. Daniel also found a mermaid.
In this book there is a message that talks about life and death. I knew that it was the message because a person in my family died. The person who died was my grampy Woldo. I was sad just like Daniel was when his grandfather died.
I like The Islander because Daniel was nice to the injured birds after a big storm. I think other people should read this book because,its cool and exciting!
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3: the islander
Grade 4 Up?A young man recalls his childhood on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia. The novel begins when 10-year-old Daniel, who lives with his reticent grandfather, is overcome with loneliness and turns to the sea in search of a friend. In response to his message in a bottle, a mermaid briefly appears. Another note asking her to return results in a key delivered by an otter with a diamond-shaped mark on his forehead. Later, Daniel finds that the key has magical powers. He discovers that he has a talent for helping birds, and he and his grandfather grow closer as they care for them together. Many years later, his grandfather dies, and Daniel discovers a photo of a young girl and her dog, which has a white diamond-shaped mark on his forehead. He learns that the girl was his grandfather's sister who perished while diving into the ocean during a storm to save the dog. Entirely alone and grief stricken, Daniel suddenly feels the long-silent key vibrate once again. It leads him to a box containing a puppy, who becomes the first member of his new family. Drawing on her talent for simple yet beautiful language to tell a story, Rylant tries her hand at fantasy with mixed results. Her heavy reliance on symbolism finally snaps the thin threads of credulity so necessary in successful fantasy, and young readers may miss their meaning. In addition, the emphasis on Daniel's spiritual journey rather than his character and the unemotional account of events combine to reduce readers' involvement.
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4: An exciting tale
The Islander is an amazing tale about boy named Danel. Danel is an only child and he lost his parents from a tragic plane crash,so, he lives with his grandfather at his island.Danel is very lonely because he doesn't have any friends. So he spends most of his time walking on his grandfathers beach. One day while Danel was walking on the beach he finds an otter with a diamond on his head,the otter comes to shore and gives Danel a key. This key has special powers that helps him find a missing girl and live animals after a strong hurrcane that hit the islands. Soon after that his grandfather dies while he was sleeping. 7 years later he is old enogh to live on his own and leave his grandfathers friends house. One night he hears his key that helped him find the missing girl rumbling. Danel then hears a weird sound coming from the bushes.He follows the sound and finds a box with a lock on it. Danel looks on his neck where the key is .He tries the key to open the lock and it works.Danel finds a little puppy inside that turns out to be a real trouble maker. Danel falls in love with the girl he saved and wants to marry her once she's old enough.In the end he writes to the mermaid again and says thank you for everything. This story has excitment,love,sadness,and mystery. This story is one of the best stories Cynthia Rylant has ever written!
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5: The Islander
The Islander by Cynthia Rylant is one of the best books that I've read that she has written. This beautiful and engaging story tells about death and love, mixed with fantasy and mystery. The Islander is a great book for 4th Grade and up. It's a short read, so go to the library and check out this book!
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