Jack, you can get up now, said Annie. Jack opened his eyes. Annie was standing over him. She still had her mask on. We're on safe ground, she said. Jack felt as if he'd been dreaming. He lookedaround. They had reached the tundra at the edge ofthe fro...
The cubs whimpered louder. They want to go to her, but they're afraid of theice, whispered Jack. Annie petted the cubs. Don't be afraid, she told them. You'll get back toyour mother.The big polar bear growled. She paced back andforth, sniffing the ai...
The dogs were barking wildly at two smallcreatures playing in the moonlight. Polar bear babies! cried Annie. One roly-poly cub leaped onto the other. Then theyboth rolled through the snow. Hi, little bears! Annie called. The cubs jumped up and shook...
The dogsled skimmed silently over the frozentundra. The seal hunter ran alongside it. Sometimeshe cracked his whip against the ice. The snowdrifts looked like giant white sculptures asthe sun slipped behind the frozen hills. Then a fullorange moon ro...
Did you come with the wolves? asked Annie. The seal hunter looked puzzled. Did Morgan send you to us? said Jack. I had a dream, the man said. You were in it. Youneeded help.Annie smiled. Morgan sends dreams sometimes, she said. Wecame in Morgan's tre...
The air was crisp and cold. Jack and Annie shivered. They looked out thewindow at a dark gray sky. The tree house was on the ground. There were notrees and no houses--only an endless field of ice andsnow. Morgan and the owl were gone. R-r-read the ri...
Whoo. The strange sound came from outside theopen window. Jack opened his eyes in the dark. The sound came again. Whoo. Jack sat up and turned on his light. He put on hisglasses. Then he grabbed the flashlight from his tableand shone it out the windo...
Jack opened his eyes. His heart was still racing. Hyena laughter still rang in his ears. We made it, said Annie. Yes, said Jack. But it was very close.Jack took another moment to calm down. Then he pulled the Africa book out of his pack andput it wit...
Jack and Annie crouched in the tall grass. Therewas a big lion, three lionesses, and a bunch of cubs. I think they're sleeping, whispered Annie. Yeah, said Jack. But for how long?He pulled the Africa book from his pack and openedit. He found a pictur...
The warrior stared back at Jack and Annie. We were helping one of your honey guides, saidAnnie. The warrior was as still as a statue.' We didn't mean to steal anything, Jack said. Infact, it's all yours. We've had enough.Lots of good honey still ther...