When disaster struck the beaver colony, Chip, the wise old leader, started out in search of a new home. It was a perilous journey, filled with danger from man and beast. But old Chip won through, to build another home for his faithful mate and their new family of kits.

The beaver pond became a center of wilderness activity. It was a refuge for Trim, the deer, and her little fawn, for King, the trout, and his offspring, for geese and muskrats and frogs. It was also a hunting ground for Wraith, the horned owl, for Ripple, the otter, and above all, for Glare, the lynx, who tried once too often to catch the old dam builder.

From the dust jacket