Synopsis
Edgar Badger is off for a day of fishing
When Edgar Badger's best friend Duncan Bear tries to be too helpful on a fishing trip, Edgar's big fish gets away. But Duncan gets off the hook when he proves that friends are forever.
Children's Literature
Edgar Badger and Duncan Bear are friends, but enjoy quite a tumultuous relationship. They are constantly playing one-upmanship with each other. These books feature five short chapters of their adventures, and are written with the young primary reader in mind. All the characters are animals, colorfully illustrated on each page and the text and vocabulary in each chapter is kept to a minimum. The books are part of a series of four about Edgar Badger. The young reader will find these and other "chapter books" an appealing strategy for promoting their reading enjoyment and skills.