Young James Robson, Cutty Sark's cook, takes great pride in cooking a hearty breakfast for the captain every morning. But one day, when getting ready to leave London, James discovers that the ship has run out of tea, a CRUCIAL element to the Captain's breakfast, and he cannot find any in all of London Join James and his helpful friends--Oz the kangaroo, Vervet the monkey, and Dinah the panda--as they set off in a search that will take them on an adventure around the world.