NMLP P-029076 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O'Dell · Houghton Mifflin Company · 1960

US Houghton Mifflin 1960 is the true first. Won the 1961 Newbery Medal, so seal-bearing jackets are a later state.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-029076 for "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-029076, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).