What do you do when you're lost, milions of miles from home, surrounded by frightening creatures?
You do what the Old Botanist did when he was accidentally left behind on Earth. First you find a friend...

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg and novelist William Kotzwinkle together create a magical story about two unforgettable friend: a gantle being from another world who is stranded on Earth, hunted, afraid and alone... and a ten-year-old boy who finds him and takes him home.