When the teachers of Ella Mentry School go on strike, A. J. and the gang meet a new principal who does not believe in rules and says that the students do not have to learn anything if they do not want to.

After Danny's metal detector uncovers a paper that makes him owner and ruler of the land, he initiates major changes at home, school, and beyond.

A young girl's talented but untamed tresses do not impress her strict first-grade teacher, who has rules for everything, including hair.

Each year the desert elephants of Mali, West Africa, travel a 300-mile path to search for water. They peacefully pass through the lands of the Tuareg, Dogon, and Fulani people while following the longest migration route of any elephant in the world. This insightful story with bold, dramatic illustrations shows how people work together to preserve the delicate balance of life in the desert and protect these magnificent elephants.