Bette, a mother sparrow separated by accident from her mate, takes her chicks on a long search when a faithful reindeer permits her to make a nest in his antlers.
Ashamed of his crown of antlers, the reindeer retreats to the lonely northern wastelands, but many years later his descendants find their antlers useful when they help Santa Claus one Christmas Eve.
Discusses the characteristics and habitats of horned and antlered North American animals, such as elk, bighorn, pronghorn, moose, caribou, deer, and mountain goat, and presents some of the folklore associated with these animals' headgear.
Describes different body parts such as horns, antlers, teeth, tusks, baleen, and similar appendages which animals use for fighting, self-defense, for capturing and killing prey, and for feeding.
