There is one unusual school in distant Kamchatka. It is not boys and girls who study here, but cheerful bear cubs from different parts of our planet: the busy polar bear Umka from Wrangel Island, the shy panda Pai Xiong from China, the restless American baribal Teddy Black, the funny sloth bear Bhalu from India and the mysterious Australian Koala. Unlike ordinary schoolchildren, the pupils of the brown bear Aksinya Potapovna do not sit at their desks all day long - they go hiking, play, hunt, dig a den and fish, look for tracks and listen to ancient legends.' And along the way they study Kamchatka plants and animal habits, delve into the peculiarities of the bear family, and most importantly, learn to respect nature, mutual assistance and true friendship. Do you want to take a lesson at the School of Multi-Colored Bear Cubs? Then let me introduce your personal guide along the Kamchatka trails: Pavel Kalmykov, children's writer, winner of the Cherished Dream literary award, as well as unbridled imagination and an inexhaustible sense of humor.