Sea captain Douwe Van der Meer embarks on an adventure across the ocean with his pet rhinoceros, Clara, and takes her around Europe so the world can see Clara and Clara can see the world.
Jack travels to Zimbabwe where he joins a "rhino roundup" in an effort to save the endangered black rhino. Next he travels to the U.S. for a look at efforts to save the big cats, including lions, panthers, cheetahs, and cougars.
When thirteen-year-old Sherry is visited by the ghost of her mother asking Sherry to help solve a case involving rhinoceros poaching at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, Sherry's involvement not only helps save the rhinos, but it also brings mother and daughter closer together than ever before.
Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the five species of rhinoceros, two of which are found in Africa and three in Asia.