Princess Minerva, longing to play hockey like her brothers but hindered by her parents' ideas about how boys and girls should act, quietly gathers what she needs then makes a surprise appearance on the royal team.
Kip the bird tells his friends, Fritz the frog, and Amos Chipmunk, about a wonderful place to live beyond the mountains, so they load up a hot air balloon and set off on an adventure-filled journey.
Presents a short study of the history and development of trains designed for beginning readers and discusses early rail transportation and steam engines, locomotives, the transcontinental railroad, early Pullman cars, and modern bullet trains.