![]() ![]() Thus begins many years of tutelage, friendship, and the return of puffins to Puffin Island. At the conclusion of his schooling, Allen finds himself compelled to return to Puffin Island-and there his friendship with Ben is cemented in the rescue of a lone puffin. Allen and his mother continue on their journey to the mainland, where Allen's subsequent childhood years are rocky, buoyed only by his passion for art. Upon the boy's departure, Ben gifts Allen one of his paintings, and with this gift, an artist is born. Taking shelter in the warmth of the lighthouse, the boy is enthralled by the keeper's paintings lining the walls. One stormy night, Ben heroically rescues a group of 30 seafarers, among them a young boy named Allen Williams. ![]() Despite being named for the birds who once inhabited it in droves, Puffin Island has not been home to puffins for many years. Benjamin Postlethwait lives a solitary life as the keeper of a lighthouse on Puffin Island off the coast of England. ![]() Gr 3-6-Tossed into each other's paths by a turbulent sea, a stout-hearted lighthouse keeper and a young boy make an indelible mark on each other's lives in this stirring tale. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th ![]()
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