Eleven-year-old Jack Hobbins dreads spending a long snowy Saturday with his crazy old Great-Aunt Jane until sparks begin to fly in the kitchen. With a twirl of the ball on her mysterious gold necklace, Aunt Jane transports Jack to a sunny world of rolling green hills and the most unexpected inhabitants. When the wind suddenly blows cold, Jack's new companions tell him about the poisonous wind which has changed their land and endangered their lives...