Far in the north, where the sun shines only part of the year, live Anak and his family. Anak lives an adventurous life as he learns to hunt seals, caribou, and walruses, faces an attacking bear, and accidentally drifts off to sea on an ice floe. In the many challenges that this Eskimo boy faces, he learns important lessons about responsibility and dependence on God.

Author  Piet Prins was one of the most popular Dutch authors of children books.