When Franklin’s Great Aunt Harriet’s heirloom key opens a special Navigation Bar, the coordinates send Franklin and his parents on an adventure that will take them to the North and South Pole!! With a husky Polar Bear Ranger as their host to the Arctic and the navigation bar as their map, the Turtle family embarks on a mysterious journey, leading them to many adventures and incredible sights.  Along the way they meet up with an excitement seeking, fast sliding, fun loving teenage Penguin named  Pip who, on his own ‘walk about’ explorer trip, joins them on their quest.