On a snowy Christmas eve in the late 1800s, Frances and her family wait and worry when beloved Uncle Ambrose, who has a crippled leg, does not come home as expected.
Aboard a whale-watching boat, a youngster observes the activities of a humpback whale. Includes factual information on the characteristics of whales spotted off the New England coast.
Troubled because he cannot communicate better with his father, eleven-year-old Jonno finds unexpected help from a colorful Scottish bagpiper he meets while visiting Cape Cod.