Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and natural defenses of the North American porcupine, the second largest rodent on the continent.
Contains, illustrated, alphabetically arranged entires that are related to small, spiny animals, from the ants that echidnas eat, to the zooplankton that are made up of sea urchin larvae. Includes glossary.
Hugh Pine, a porcupine, decides to live alone on an island in order to get away from all the problems the forest animals bring to him; but after a time he decides being alone isn't so wonderful after all.