Victoria, having grown up on the coast of Maine hearing legends of the sea from her Grannie, is disappointed when Sam, a local boy, saves her from drowning, and remains captivated by the notion that the sea will demand a reckoning.
Buster the firefly is sad that his tail does not light up yet, but when his brothers and sisters are caught by a neighborhood boy, he learns that he has an advantage.
A fictionalized account of how Spot, a springer spaniel living on Penobscot Bay in the 1930's, loves to ring the lighthouse bell, and uses that skill to guide the mailboat safely through a storm.
Jim Ironheart flies to Oregon on an impulse. There he risks his life to save a young boy from being killed by a drunk driver. Soon Jim is on the run from a deadly enemy.
Buzz Bumble, widely admired for his flying ability, resents having to watch the cute new baby when he should be practicing for an important visitor, but only he can rescue Baby when she takes a misstep into a Venus fly trap.