Nine-year-old Liz accompanies the stranger who is her father, just returned from the war, when he goes hunting for crows in Pennsylvania farmland.

The busy but careless beaver spends his days following random impulses, rarely thinking things through and leaving in his wake a devastated forest filled with stumps, half-nibbled trees and injured, homeless animals. But then one day the beaver finds himself on the wrong side of a falling tree, which as it turns out, is just the thing to knock some sense into him. After reflecting on his behavior, he decides to make some changes. Soon, the now wiser...

LEVEL 2.

Although Ben is worried about his dog Aggie when the veterinarian spays her and while she recovers, he laughs at her problems with the cone she must wear on her head until her stitches are removed.

Biscuit, a little puppy, and Sam, a big dog, play together despite their difference in size.

Lion, Great White Shark, and Timberwolf, troubled by their bad reputations with the other animals, form a support group which has limited success until Great Horned Owl shares some advice.

Rabbit has lots of carrots, but when he attempts take them with him when he moves in with friends, he realizes that the best thing to do is share his carrots with all his friends.

A horrified boy discovers he has head lice and tries some wild remedies to get rid of them.

A bear, a moose, and a beaver who are best friends, but often disagree, have a trying adventure when they decide to take a canoe trip together.

Second-grade graduate A.J. and his family rent a beach house, but summer vacation is ruined when annoying Andrea shows up and develops a crush on the lifeguard.