Franklin is missing out on a lot of fun because he cannot ride his bike without training wheels, but when his mother points out that learning new things takes a lot of work, he decides to try again.

With his new pencil case packed with a ruler, eraser, and a dozen colored pencils, Franklin is ready for his first day of school—until it's time to board the bus. In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin faces the excitement and fear of starting school.

Describes self-taught naturalist and scientist Carol Ruckdeschel's fight with the Carnegie family and the National Park Service to preserve Cumberland Island, a biologically diverse barrier island home to sea turtles and feral horses.