Salvie swims upstream, but a tall dam looms in the way! Will she get eaten by Roy the Eagle, or will she strike a bargain with him?

Salvie, an adult trout, feels it's time to go upstream and become a mom! Following the pull of the Susquehanna River, she swims upstream. There, in one of the tributaries with fast-moving, cold water and a shady canopy of trees sheltering the creek, hide her traditional spawning grounds.

She swims and swims - until she finds a dam.

Another dam! Unlike the other dams, this one looms too big to jump.

A young eagle watches her with a patient, hungry eye.

It takes Molly the Raven to teach Roy, the rowdy eagle, the wisdom of helping others. Even when they look like a tasty dinner.

It takes a nocturnal strategy session with a pod of young eel as they develop a plan.

Read on and follow this environmental, educational story suitable for all ages! You will find original artwork to print and color at the very end.

Author Kate Pavelle, who co-wrote the "Heritage Cookies of the Old and New World" cookie cookbook, wrote this story. It's illustrated by Lee Pavelle from Ithaca College, and published by Mugen Press.