When Charlie Hitchcock, the smartest kid at school, gets a note from the school bully, Tyler Yu, demanding a meeting, he fears the worst--but it turns out that Tyler wants him to solve the mystery of the missing magician at the Abracadabra Hotel.

Brack, owner of the Abracadabra Hotel, has disappeared at a critical time, and once again Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu team up to solve the mystery--they know he never left the hotel, but the only clues they have is a few words scrawled on a piece of paper and a clump of fake red hair.

Describes some animals that live in low places, who dig, swim, and hide in extreme depths. Some of the animals shown include the aardvark, the green parakeet, the vampire squid, and the spiny sea cucumber.

Introduces the different types of coats and coverings that animals have.

Describes some animals that survive extremely cold temperatures and the different ways that these animals stay warm. Some of the animals shown include the tundra bumblebee, the Alaskan blackfish, the polar bear, and the emperor penguin.

Noor and Farah, searching for food, find themselves in a crumbling library. But when Noor shouts, the sound is heard by three soldiers who patrol the old building. The soldiers are angry, and the two girls are scared. That all changes when Noor opens her mouth.

A teenage cowboy is working at a ranch for the summer. His father said it would be good for him. One night, the horses begin to snort in fear and a strange teenage boy appears where a fire-breathing shadow once stood. The cowboy is afraid, until he sees that the stranger's birthmark is dragon-shaped, just like his.

Introduces the offspring of a number of different animals.

Describes some animals that live survive in extreme heat, who lounge in the shade or burrow in the sand. Some of the animals shown include the red-spotted toad, the burrowing owl, the antelope jackrabbit, and the Pompeii worm.

Little Elephant uses his big ears to listen to his parents.