George, Jean Craighead

Describes the winter landscape and wildlife of the Alaskan tundra through which the gray wolf pack runs on its November hunt for caribou.

Describes animal and plant life in the drought-parched desert during the month of July and how a little wild pig adapts to this environment.

Chronicles a few hours for a yearling buck on a September day when, too young to fight for a mate, he is ostracized from the herd during mating season and alone must face a hurricane on the marshy coast of Connecticut.

During a cold spell in December, a song sparrow that has not migrated south must adapt to the changes that winter brings.

On a rainy March night, a salamander returns to the spring pond for the ancient mating dance of the salamanders.

Describes a female Monarch butterfly's solitary flight from Arkansas to Michigan as she lays the eggs that will hatch and repeat her life cycle.