Charles E. Martin

When Dunkel, a dog, ventures into the forest, he uses his wits to escape from the dangerous animals that capture him.

Sam has a busy summer--first traveling, then helping his neighbor take in his lobster traps, and finally helping his island baseball team win a game.

After a dream about a zoo with nothing but empty cages marked "Extinct," Noah builds an ark to save the animals from the deadly pollution of the world.

When Mae breaks her leg she is taken by boat off the island where she lives to the mainland hospital.

After renting their clubhouse to summer tourists, the children on an island find that being landlords is harder than they thought.

Staying behind on an island after three summer people have left, Heather wonders what there will be to do.

By running small businesses catering to the summer visitors to their island home, Heather and her friends earn enough money for a trip to the Harvest Fair on the mainland.