Law, Felicia

Benjamin the bear learns a lesson about selfishness after the woodland animals work together to help him out of a dangerous situation.

Rumble hires Rabbit to make a garden so that he can pick flowers for Panther, but soon Rumble and the Spider are wondering if the Rabbit planted anything other than carrots.

Introduces the value of individuality through a story in which Zanzibar the zebra changes his appearance to be different than the others in his herd.

Introduces the value of courage through a story in which Darwin the dolphin accidently attracts predators while trying to hit a high C.

Illustrates the math concepts of sorting, mapping, and grids through a mystery in which a group of monkeys, shipwrecked on a remote island, try to agree on how best to survive their ordeal, unaware they are being watched and judged by the monkeys that rule the island.

Illustrates the math concept of measurement through a mystery in which the castaway monkeys use all their skills to orient themselves in their search for the mysterious mountain that seems to appear and disappear from view, unaware of the dangers surrounding them as they move into the forbidden territory of the Tamarin kings, the secret rulers of the island.

Aware that they are exhausting the food supply in their part of the island, the shipwrecked monkeys use their reasoning skills to decide the best way to reach a valley that Spider tells them is laden with food.

When a tidal wave threatens the island, the eight castaway monkeys take refuge in high mountain caves and finally discover the secret of the island and the roles they have been chosen to play as its new rulers.

As a mysterious schooner approaches their island, the castaway monkeys, fearing it is looking for them, use different units of measurement to help them track the schooner's speed and direction so that they may hide more effectively, unaware that the mysterious monkeys who watch them have other plans.

Illustrates the math concepts of number place and value through a mystery in which a group of young castaways befriend the spider monkey that was stealing their food, after he promises to give them information about the hidden rulers of the island on which they are stranded.