A teachers guide for using the novels Call it courage by Armstrong Sperry, Island of the blue dolphins by Scott ODell, and The sign of the beaver by Elizabeth Speare to teach about survival while integrating the teaching of reading, writing,MoreA teachers guide for using the novels Call it courage by Armstrong Sperry, Island of the blue dolphins by Scott ODell, and The sign of the beaver by Elizabeth Speare to teach about survival while integrating the teaching of reading, writing, vocabulary and reasoning.