Disney did a wonderful job adapting youth fiction books for his series "The Wonderful World of Disney" and "Disneyland". Many of these productions are under-appreciated because they lack that Disney "Cuteness" that tended to permeate his bigger productions. Anything that wasn't "cute" or lacked that Disney charm has been rejected, dismissed, and overlooked by too many critics, this production included. The original book has been hard to find. The story is about a boy, traveling with his father by plane to Mexico, whose plane crashes and survives. He is found by two Mexican children running away from their cruel uncle searching for the home of their grandmother, and must travel by themselves on foot hundreds of miles on the Baja Peninsula surviving thirst and starvation in the desert. That they survive is a miracle, how they survive is what made the book and the movie so interesting. The movie and the book show their mistakes as well as their successes, and the fear of the uncle is downplayed to show more of the children's resourcefulness in trying to survive, which I guess made the movie less appealing due to lack of serious "action". Still, I have been looking for the title of this movie and book, now I can find the book at used bookstores to add to my collection. It would be wonderful to find copies of the series now and refresh my memories of these old shows and find the books they were based upon.