SHILOH DISCOVERS DIFFERENT FOODS (Shilohs Story Book 3)

My lifelong dream is to write children's books. When I was an English major and teacher, I wrote short stories and activity story-starters for my students in the 's. It was not until Shiloh appeared in my life that I discovered the inspiration for a series of children's books. The books are written from the perspective of Shiloh. He is a mixed golden Labrador retriever who was found abandoned on a country airstrip just outside Savannah.

We enjoy participating in book festivals, book readings, and signings. Our illustrator, the late Frank Cavalieri, illustrated the books in full color for each page.

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Many years ago, his two boys sat withhim while he read each page of Shiloh's books and illustrated what Shiloh had to say. Shiloh feels very fortunate to have Frank's art tell his story. Read Shiloh's elegy to Frank on Shiloh's web page: Are you an author? Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Learn more at Author Central. Shiloh talks about his rescue by Doc and LouLou. My mom, Margaret Mobley, has a new child crafts book on Amazon Kindle. Of course, Sophie and I helped her write it! Why is it so important for Marty to work every minute of the twenty hours he owes Judd, even after Judd suggests he might not follow through on the deal?

Marty determines to work the entire twenty hours in order to keep up his end of the bargain and have the best chance of keeping Shiloh. He wants to keep his word to Judd partly because he is hoping that the man will keep his word, too. Marty tries to remind Judd that they made a deal: Marty wants to believe he can hide Shiloh forever, but easy how easy was it for you, the reader, to tell that Shiloh would be discovered soon?

Describe how Marty might have been caught if the Bakers' dog hadn't attacked Shiloh. Most students will agree that it is unlikely that Marty would have been able to keep Shiloh a secret for long. His parents might have noticed him leaving the house with Shiloh's food, or his sisters could have followed Marty to Shiloh's pen. Shiloh could have barked or growled loud enough for the family to hear, or Marty's family might have come home earlier than expected while Marty had Shiloh in the house.

What kind of person does Judd Travers turn out to be in the end? Does he seem as evil at the end of the book as he does at the beginning? Give examples from the story to support your answer. Early in the story, Judd Travers seemed obstinate, cruel, and utterly inflexible, but by the end of the story, we witness his growing openness to learning from Marty. He seems impressed by Marty's stamina and perseverance in working to earn Shiloh, and he begins to leave glasses of water for Marty to drink p.

Then he begins to engage Marty in conversation, first about his other hunting dogs, and then about his father, who used to physically abuse Judd p. Judd seems genuinely impressed with Marty's commitment to Shiloh, and this is why he agrees in the end to let Marty have Shiloh after all. Why does Marty say, at the end of the book, "nothing is as simple as you guess — not right or wrong, not Judd Travers, not even me or this dog I got here. Marty has learned to see the world in shades of gray, rather than all black and white.

He wants to do what is right for Shiloh, even if it means lying to the family he loves. Though in the end, he comes to value truth-telling more, when he recognizes Judd Travers' deception. He also comes to feel guilty about covering up Travers' crime of killing a deer out of season, and he fears for the other deer that Travers might kill, but these feelings are outweighed by his desire to protect and keep Shiloh.

Marty also learns some understanding for Judd Travers, who was himself abused as a child, and who in the end acts honorably by keeping his word to Marty. These literature circle questions are keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy: List Name Delete from selected List.

Save Create a List. The Teacher Store Cart. Suggested Answers to Literature Circle Questions 1. Where does Marty find Shiloh?

How does he finally get the dog to follow him? How does Marty explain the food he saves at the end of each meal for Shiloh? Download the PDF from here. Discussion Questions for Shiloh. Related Books and Products. Family Under the Bridge. From the Teacher Store. Sarah, Plain and Tall. The next day Marty's dad takes him on his mail route to help him deliver the Sears catalogs. When they get to Judd's house, they hear dogs barking, and Judd is outside. Marty's dad asks Judd how his dogs are doing, and Judd responds that he keeps them half starved so they will be better hunters.

Marty then asks Judd about Shiloh, and Marty tells him that the night he returned, he didn't let Shiloh eat and made him watch the other dogs eat their supper. When Marty asks what the dog's name is, he tells him he doesn't name them, just gives them numbers. Judd says they do not need names because they just come when he whistles and then he kicks them when he wants them to go away.

Before leaving, Marty tells Judd that the dog's name is Shiloh. In chapter 3 of Shiloh we learn that Marty is determined to buy Shiloh from Judd Travers, although he does not have any money.

Marty begins collecting cans and bottles to return to the store to make money. While on his dad's mail route, Marty sees Judd again and it is clear that Judd continues to treat his dogs poorly by withholding food and kicking them.

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Want to watch this again later? In chapter 3 of the novel 'Shiloh' by Phyllis Reynolds, eleven-year-old Marty struggles with guilt over returning the lost dog he found to its cruel owner. Read on to find out what his plan is to get this dog whom he named Shiloh back and to learn about Marty's encounter with Shiloh's owner, Judd Travers.