 This is the chronicle of Procyon, from his birth, mother's lessons, and adventures with his littermates, to his solitary adolescence, mating, hibernation, and encounters with humans.The humans are secondary characters, mainly Minnesota farmers, hunters, and storytellers, who help put Procyon's history in perspective.Even more so than with their first novel, "Vulpes, the Red Fox", the Georges do not present an anthropomorphic world; the names of the animal characters are taken from their Latin scientific names