Opal and Stew wonder if a turtle and tortoise are the same thing, so they go to the public library where the librarian shows them how to find information online.
Stew visits the public library for the first time and is overwhelmed by how large it is until he meets Opal, who shows him where everything is and teaches him how the library works.
When Stew and Opal want to get some new books to read they go to the library, and Miss Mantis, the librarian, teaches them how to search the library catalog to find what they are looking for.
Friends Sophie and Sadie learn how to write sonnets with the help of their after-school program teacher. Includes creative writing exercises to assist the reader in writing sonnets.
In Siberia, Fedya the frog convinces a flock of Squawk ducks to give her a ride when they fly south, but her determination to let people know the flight was her idea nearly costs Fedya her life. Includes notes about folk tales and about Russia.