Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch.
Steven, a practical joker, is tricked by his friends into drinking a strange mixture of chemicals that causes him to shrink, and he must make it through his house and the dangers inside to reach his normal size.
Introduces readers to three-dimensional shapes through the story of a group of neighborhood children that helps a new family move in, and uses the empty boxes to build forts and have fun.