Talking Earth

Billie Wind lives with her Seminole tribe. She follows their customs but the dangers of pollution and nuclear war she's learned about in school seem much more real to her. How can she believe the Seminole legends about talking animals and earth spirits? She wants answers not legends.<p>You are a doubtersay the men of the Seminole Council and so Billie goes out into the Everglades alone to stay until she can believe. In the wilderness she discovers that she <em>must</em> listen to the land and animals in order to survive. With an otter a panther cub and a turtle as companions and guides she begins to understand that the world of her people <em>can</em> give her the answers she seeks.