Description
The Life of Fred Eden Series for Beginning Readers is sold in sets of 6 books. Each book is designed to be fun and to also teach the young reader important concepts. These books are designed to encourage the reader to think.
Set 1 includes the following books:
Blue:
- Meeting Fred and his doll.
- Deciding where to vacation.
- Stop
- Shouted
- Reading Maps
- Blue
Bus:
- Reading clocks
- The number 2
- Distance
- Ways to get to where you want
- Orange
Lake:
- What to pack for a trip
- Dealing with wild life.
- Trails
- The difference between walking to and walking on a bridge
- Red
Potato Dreams:
- Learning to talk about your dreams
- Potatoes
- Making french fries
- No judging
- Brown
Ducks:
- Three emotions: sad, happy, and afraid
- Squares
- Counting to three
- Proper form for a Letter
- Finding Mistakes
- Feeding Ducks
- Pink
Rain:
- Ducks lay eggs
- Activities you can do when it’s raining
- Counting to 30
- Clock faces
- Grey
Set 2 includes the following books:
Mud:
- 1 + 1 = 2
- One dog plus one dog
- When you wash, you get clean but the water gets dirty.
- Brothers protect their sisters.
- Reading a face to determine wether it reflects glad, sad, afraid, or angry
- A dozen is 12
- Burnt Umber
Night:
- Reading clocks
- The days of the week
- Counting to three
- How to build a play house
- Gold
Dawn:
- You need a plan before you build a house
- Challenges in life
- Buying Land
- Where you can build a house
- Purple, Magenta, and Violet
House:
- Creating a plan for a house
- Preparing the land
- Putting in a door
- Why you need a roof
- Days of the week
- Green
Windows:
- The need for Windows
- Buying and installing windows
- The concept of zero
- Needing money to buy things
- Width and height
- Simple addition
- Why you should not leave the front door open
- Yellow Green
Kitchen:
- When you don’t eat, you get hungry
- Houses have kitchens.
- Kitchens get built.
- Selecting a stove and a refrigerator.
- When to use a hammer.
- Saying “Please”
- Very elementary addition
- Directions
- Clock reading and concept of zero review
- Yellow
