Presents an introduction to giant pandas, in simple text with illustrations, describing their physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, and habitat--in the wild and at the zoo.
Refers to the debate about whether or not pandas are bears; then discusses primarily the giant panda, its habitat, food source, reproduction, and relationship with humans.
Photographs and text follow sixteen panda cubs at the Wolong Nature Preserve, where they are raised and observed by scientists and workers while they learn survival skills that will allow them to be re-released into the wild.
Examines the life of a panda cub at the Wolong Conservancy, explaining the measures that the conservancy's staff has taken in order to prepare the panda to be released into the wild at age two.