In the March woods, the fox, weasel, and lynx are looking for their suppers. The woodcock's feathers are an almost perfect camouflage, but she cannot remain hidden too long. Hunger forces her out to find food for herself and her chicks.

In The Little Woodcock, Berniece Freschet has written a tender and dramatic story of survival. The small bird loses her mate to a hunter, is buried under the snowdrifts of an early spring blizzard, and barely escapes a hungry fox. She must find a new home for her tiny chicks when the predatory screech owl moves into a nearby tree.

Mrs. Freschet, with great skill, gives the young reader a glimpse into the life of the forest, and in the gallant little woodcock creates a true heroine of the woods.

From the dust jacket