Godkin, Celia

A small island in the Pacific exists in perfect harmony, where all the plants, animals and people are interdependent. But the islanders live with the knowledge that their mountain god sometimes grumbles and threatens to awake. When that happens, the people offer up prayers and garlands of flowers to coax the giant back to sleep.

Presents an illustrated discussion of a hurricane approaching the Florida coast and the damage it causes while people and animals run for cover, and discusses the recovery and renewal process after the storm is gone.

A story which covers the life cycle of a forest, from the devastation of a fire to its gradual renewal as a vital ecosystem.

The removal of a family of wolves from a small island causes a disruption in the food chain that has a devastating effect on all the other animals on the island.