It started off as just another ordinary day for the Squirrel family. Mom
and Dad were out busily gathering food, and Junior was asleep in his
comfortable bed waiting for them to return with breakfast when he was
startled by the screeching of blackbirds flying in great numbers all
around his tree home. In an instant, everything turned dark, and Junior
sensed a huge weight upon him. He became increasingly terrified and
filled with despair as he felt the tight grip of the talons of a giant
hawk around his belly as he was being lifted up into the air and taken
away. He wondered if he would ever see his home and family again. This
story is based on the real-life rescue of a baby squirrel from the
clutches of a hawk and each step of his recovery and rehabilitation,
introducing readers to the superb work done by the SPCA and wildlife
rehabilitators.