On the first day of the new school year, the Berenstain cubs are reminded that "though school is a challenge, it can also be fun."

When his uncle Bicycle Bear takes a vacation, Trike Bear attempts to take over his delivery job and finds it more difficult than he had thought.

When Brother's class studies birds, the citizens of Bear Country end up choosing sides in a battle between environmentalists and those who want to cut down the trees in Birder's Woods to build houses.