From the moment of his birth, Pagoo the hermit crab learns to rely on his "instint" in order to survive to adulthood in his tide pool home.

The history of America at sea is presented through the travels of Seabird, a carved ivory gull.

Follows the adventures of Minn, a three-legged snapping turtle, as she slowly makes her way from her birthplace at the headwaters of the Mississippi River to th