Jamie and the 'River Folk'

Jamie a young boy is a bit of a loner who loses himself in video games. He is taken on a boating holiday by his parents who hope that the real world will engage his interest. Jamie is bored by the whole idea of nature but is thrilled to discover that he is able to understand what the animals are saying to each other - something he keeps to himself. To his parents delight he is drawn into the world of the river and the creatures that live on and in it. His parents are happy to see that he is coming out of his shell when he is befriended by some children. Together they discover that the river has become polluted bringing problems to the animals known in the book as 'the river folk'. The challenge is to find the source of the problem and to remedy the situation.