Presents a children's story for early readers that describes how a baby lion grows up, how their mothers care for them, and how they learn to care for themselves.
When the door to his house at the zoo is left open a lion decides to visit his friends, but he quickly learns that people are not nearly as polite or friendly in town as when they visit him at the zoo.
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the only large wild cat, other than the American cougar, that is not spotted or striped.