When Roxie and Lukie go back to the park for their jump rope, they find a group of foxes trying to learn the game, and the smallest fox--who also happens to be named Roxie--tells them that finding the rope to play with was her wish come true.

In this rhyming story, a girl describes how she jumps rope.

Provides a brief history of rope jumping, types of ropes used, and instructions for a variety of special moves.

Africa enters a double Dutch contest without knowing how to double Dutch, and on her journey to learn her friends show her how to jive, step, clap Miss Mary Mack, and do cartwheels.

Features instructions for jump-rope tricks, including the behind-the-back pass, matador cross, and the jump and slide.

The Earth's existence hangs in the balance as Charles "Skip" Roper returns on his second mission.