Freda Is Found

by Stuart J. Murphy

Overview

Getting lost is scary! This installment in the I See I Learn® series equips youngsters with a basic skillset for finding their group again after getting separated. 

Freda is excited to be on a class field trip. But after she stops to look in a store window, she can't find her group. What does she do now? This gentle, clearly-illustrated book gives easy-to-follow tips for staying calm, finding help, and giving identifying details. Part of the sixteen book I SEE I LEARN® series for happier, healthier, more confident children!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580894623
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Series:	Stuart J. Murphy's I See I Learn Series , #7
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.39(w) x 6.99(h) x 0.37(d)
Lexile:	AD480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Stuart J. Murphy, author of the award-winning MathStart books (HarperCollins), has developed a new series for Charlesbridge: I SEE I LEARN®. The I SEE I LEARN® books feature simple stories and visual learning strategies to help young children learn important social, emotional, health and safety, and cognitive skills. Stuart, a visual learning specialist, has also served on the authorship teams of a number of major educational programs. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Stuart and his wife, Nancy, live in Boston, Massachusetts, near their children and three grandchildren, Jack, Madeleine, and Camille.

Editorial Reviews

Murphy's I See I Learn visual learning series continues with two new titles for children that focus on the cognitive skill of name writing and strategies to stay safe when lost.

When Freda's attention wanders to the toy store window, she stops to look, but her class keeps walking toward the firehouse. Lost, Freda must use all she has learned to help her teachers and classmates find her again. She stays calm, gets help from an adult and is able to tell that adult about herself—full name, address, phone number and school and teacher names. A final flow chart presents readers with these steps, and questions to the readers focus on "What if..." The scariness of being lost is ameliorated somewhat by the fact that most of the illustrations show the class within sight of Freda. In the simultaneously publishing Write On, Carlos (2011), Carlos asks his mom for help in learning to write his name. Over several days, readers can see that his practice is paying off as he progresses from being able to write "Car" to proudly writing his full name on paper, in sand and with chalk while his supportive friends watch. An alphabet chart at the bottom of many pages highlights the letters used to form the names, while the final question section asks readers what names they can write. The bright illustrations clearly show both the effort that Carlos is expending and his imperfect practice pages.

Solid series additions that teach useful skills and the power of practice. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews