A little boy named Sam discovers the many unexpected ways in which a love of reading can come in handy, and sometimes even save the day.

Joining the new baby animals at the zoo are the much-loved pengaroo and the pandacat.

When Takoda the tiger cub happens upon a tumbledown mall, the lone cub imagines a zoo. All Takoda needs is a capable crew to lend a paw or two--or three, four, or more. Two rhinos, three lemurs, four oryx, and eventually ten crocodiles turn up to help. Soon the animals are finding places to pitch in: bears are carving out burrows, elephants are stomping the way for a playground, and crocodiles are crafting a waterslide. It seems everyone's got something...