Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the morning brings them back to life in the whimsical drawings. When a mysterious new girl appears at school, Sandy's drawings are noticed for the first time, but Morfie's fascination with Sandy's talent soon turns into something far more sinister.

En una excursión escolar a un pantano, Sandy se aleja de sus compañeras y descubre un caparazón de tortuga vacio. Al mirar a través del agujero negro, de repente se encuentra dentro de una nueva dimensión mágica,llena de esculturas, pinturas y libros:el caparazón de la tortuga Hicotea es un museo de la naturaleza. On a school field trip to the local wetlands, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking...