Island in the Sun Author:Stella Blackstone FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Against a backdrop of oceany greens and tropical blues warmed by the sun's golden rays, a young boy with blue hair sets sail on a voyage across the sea, his spyglass trained on an island where someone is eagerly awaiting his arrival. And who is there to greet him? A friendly dog that accompanies him on the ... more »return voyage. The text begins, ""I spy with my little eye a bird flying by.« less