Freddy, the little polar bear, splashes in the pool because he doesn't know how to swim. Will his friends help him learn? What trick will Freddy show his siblings so they can swim... by flying?

In order to ensure that children have a healthy social life grounded in effective relationships, they must cultivate empathy, the ability to put themselves in others' shoes, to understand and feel things in the same way another person experiences them.

This need is met by the books in this series, which promote emotional intelligence. With the proposed approach for parents and educators, they aim to introduce children to see the world through others' eyes, after first learning to recognize and manage their own feelings.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]