Theodore Taylor

The Cay

For the millions who care about Timothy and young Phillip -- for all those who want to know more of Timothy's life before his fateful meeting with young Phillip and what happened to Phillip after he was rescued from the tiny island... Two young men. Two dreams. Their lives intersect on a tiny cay for three months, when one is over seventy and the other is only eleven. One of them died there. The other was forever changed by his encounter with the first.

Timothy of the Cay

Seventeen-year-old Chip Clewt fights to save the black bears in the Powhatan Swamp, a National Wildlife Refuge, in North Carolina.

The Weirdo

Desperate to have a real adventure, Jon Jeffers, a lonely nine-year-old boy who lives on a tiny island with his mother and his lighthouse-keeper father, finally gets his wish when he encounters the cranky ghost of an ancient magician who teaches him how to fly, with disastrous consequences. Reprint.

The Boy Who Could Fly Without a Motor

In 1945, when the Americans liberate the Bikini Atoll from the Japanese, 14-year-old Sorry Rinamu does not realize that the next year he will lead a desperate effort to save his island home from a much more deadly threat, in this long-out-of-print novel by the acclaimed author of "The Cay."

The Bomb

Tippi Hedren

The actress recounts the experiences that she and her husband encountered when they collected a cast of nearly one hundred lions--many raised by Miss Hedren herself--in order to make a film about African wildlife

The Cats of Shambala

Tomas Gonzalez

Follows the adventures, joys, and heartaches of a privileged and prejudiced Dutch boy stranded on a remote tropical island with a kindly and wise West Indian, following an enemy attack on a boat leaving Curacao.

Cayo (Cay

Perfection Learning (Firm)

Marsha James

Cecelia Munzenmaier

Alternative Assessment for the Cay

When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.

El cayo

Helen and her dog, Friar Tuck, are inseparable for three years, but as Tuck begins going blind, Helen trains him to trust in his own seeing-eye dog

The Trouble with Tuck

Kathleen M. Fischer

Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.

Having survived being blinded and shipwrecked on a tiny Caribbean island with the old black man Timothy, twelve-year-old white Phillip is rescued and hopes to regain his sight with an operation. Alternate chapters follow the life of Timothy from his days as a young cabin boy.

Timothy Of The Cay

Linda Beech

Introduce your students to this Newbery award-winning book! This guide includes an author biography, background information, summaries, thought-provoking discussion questions, as well as creative, cross-curricular activities and reproducibles that motivate students. For use with Grades 4-8.

Sam has found two murdered men in Powhatan Swamp - It becomes a place of fear for her - She befriends lonely Chip, who is involved with an anti-hunting movement and together they are able to confront their personal fears_

The Inspiring Story of a Dog Who Triumphs Against All Odds

When the Japanese invade the isolated Alaskan outpost where he lives and take all the men prisoners, a twelve-year-old boy helps an Army spy gather information on the enemy.

The Children's War

Examines from both the American and Japanese points of view the political and military events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor and provides compelling insight into the motives and operations of the brave men and women swept up in the fight. Reissue.

The Story of December 7, 1941

Air Raid-pearl Harbor!

A young girl trains her blind dog to follow and trust a seeing-eye companion dog.

Fourteen-year-old Helen, her blind dog Friar Tuck, and her family face some dramatic challenges when they discover that the Korean boy they have adopted is deaf. Sequel to "The Trouble with Tuck."

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