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.
Papa and the Bear cubs enter a kite flying contest with a homemade kite and, with God's help, they do their best and win despite taunting from some of the other contestants.
Brother and Sister Bear love playing soccer on the Rockets, but when their rival team, the Steamrollers, do anything to win, they learn that peacemakers are the true winners.
To keep busy during the summer, Brother and Sister Bear go to work for Farmer Ben, who promises to pay them what he earns for one corner of his corn crop at the end of the season.