When a young kestrel makes its first flight among the buildings of a city, it is pursued by a hawk.

In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diptheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.

Painter and Ugly, two sled dogs who are inseparable best friends, are put on different teams for the Junior Iditarod, but they manage to find their way back to one another for the big race.

The reader is invited to find hidden foxes in sunlight, under waiting wind, and on a purpled hill.

A dog living on the street struggles with cold weather at Christmas time, becomes known for his good deeds, and finally finds a home.