George the monkey goes riding on his new bicyle and runs into unexpected adventure.

Readers learn the alphabet along with George as the man in the yellow hat teaches the curious monkey how to read.

The antics of a lovable monkey end with his rescue by helicopter.

Ted, the explorer with a large yellow hat, is good friends with Bloomsberry. Bloomsberry runs a natural history museum. His greedy son, Bloomsberry Junior, wants to tear down his dad's museum and put a parking garage in its place, but the elder Bloomsberry is convinced that a spectacular new exhibit could save the museum from the wrecking ball. Ted heads to Africa on an expedition to find some special artifacts that will keep his friend in business....

Curious George's interest in helping a fisherman catch more fish ends in disaster, but he is able to redeem himself later.