When fourteen-year-old Zia and her brother, Mando, find a boat cast up on the beach near the Santa Barbara mission, they are determined to make the voyage out to the far island — the Island of the Blue Dolphins — where Karana, their aunt, was left behind nearly eighteen years ago, and rescue her.

Zia is the sequel to the award-winning Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. It was published in 1976, sixteen years after the publication of the first novel.

Island of the Blue Dolphins Book Series (2 Books) Newbery Medal winner Island of the Blue Dolphins is considered one of the greatest children’s books ever written. This story of survival is as haunting and beautiful today as it was when it first appeared in print.

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Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, Arabic: ضياء‎) is a name of Arabic origin meaning “light”.

Zia as a girl’s name is of Arabic and Latin origin meaning “light or splendor”.

noun. aunt [noun] the sister of one’s father or mother, or the wife of one’s uncle.

The Zia symbol has long been used without the pueblo’s permission, from the state flag to alien stickers, pueblo Gov. Anthony Delgarito said in an interview. “Although the symbol is used on a regular basis for different things, we consider it sacred.”

the four sacred obligations one must develop (a strong body, a clear mind, a pure spirit, and a devotion to the welfare of others), according to Zia belief.

The Zia sun symbol represent the four cardinal directions, the four seasons of the year, the four period of each day (morning, noon, evening, and night), and the four seasons of life (childhood, youth, middle age, and old age).

The symbol is considered sacred in the Zia Pueblo, as it represents the father of their people. The symbol is a circle that has four groups of four lines, extending from the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the circle. The circle in the middle of the rays ties the rays together to represent love and life.

The symbol has sacred meaning to the Zia people. Four is a sacred number which symbolizes the Circle of Life: the four directions, the four times of day, the four stages of life, and the four seasons. The circle binds the four elements of four together. His winning design is the flag that the state uses today.

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