Laloo, a red panda from India that likes bugs, makes friends throughout the land as he eludes capture from a crook who hopes to sell Laloo, and makes his way back home.
Riley accompanies Uncle Max, Aunt Martha, and Cousin Alice to the Wolong Panda Reserve in China to study pandas, and while they are there, they also experience a landslide and see a snow leopard, red panda, and other exotic animals.
"Living in a new house and about to start at a new school, Florence feels sad that she had to leave all her friends behind. So she decides to write a letter to the panda who lives in the zoo next door, asking him to be her friend."--Publisher.
Examines the life of the giant panda bear, describing its social behavior, life cycle, food habits, and habitat, as well as presenting folklore surrounding these creatures.
In "Five is Enough," Master Shifu must outsmart an old enemy, Pai Mei; and in "Serpent's Tooth," a cobra attacks the Valley of Peace causing some problems with the villagers for Viper.
