New Releases by Betsy Franco

This stunningly redesigned edition of the bestselling Q&A a Day for Kids is the perfect family keepsake: a place for parents and children ages 4 to 10 to share their thoughts, feelings, and dreams over the years. Children’s author Betsy Franco poses a question each day with only a few lines provided for a response, making this journal the ultimate no-fuss record keeper. Simply turn to today’s date and record your child’s answer. When you finish the year, move on to the next section. The diary can be started on any day of the year and makes a terrific gift for parents and a perfect time capsule of a child’s whimsical thoughts and serious ideas about the world. As the years go by you’ll notice how your child’s answers evolve—sometimes silly, sometimes precocious, but always interesting.

365個問題★3年★為自己打造1,095個祕密基地 這短短三年，是你人生轉變最大的一段時光。 //最好的朋友、最糟的髮型、最愛的衣服、最尷尬的時刻， 都可以放進自己的小天地。// //最好的朋友、最糟的髮型、最愛的衣服、最尷尬的時刻， 都可以放進自己的小天地。// ◆本書賣點 ◆知名創意手帳品牌Q&A每日一問系列，以同樣的問題，重複回答、記錄三年，如實地觀察自己的反應與心境變化，為年輕歲月保存一顆獨一無二的時光膠囊。 ◆針對青少年設計的3年日記。面對起伏的心情、內外衝突、生理變化，回到一個單純寫字的私密空間，用一個簡短的回答或省思來陪伴自己。 在青少年的生活中，三年就能發生許許多多事。有了這本日記，就能把生活中的點點滴滴全都記錄下來。 這本日記是青少年的絕佳禮物。不用多，一天只需要一句話，就能留住記憶中最好的朋友、最糟的髮型、最愛的衣服，甚至是尷尬時刻。一年三百六十五天，一天一頁，一頁一個問題，一個問題搭配一個簡短的答案，空白處足以記錄三年時光。真的很簡單，只需要翻到今天的日期，花個一分鐘，回答該頁最上方的問題，就有足以留念的時空膠囊，日後回顧答案出現多大的轉變（有的事則不會變）！ 每天只需要在這本日記上寫一句話，就能替未來幾年製作一顆迷你時光膠囊。一切再簡單不過：翻到今天的日期，花個一分鐘，回答那一頁最上方的提問就可以了。你將看出隨著時光流轉，你的答案出現的變化（有些事則是一直沒變）！ ★三年光陰很短，狗臉歲月的點點滴滴卻很寶貴。 ★用一個簡短的回答或省思，好好陪伴自己。 ★找到出口，定期抒發，營造超chill的放鬆時空。 ★突破年齡限制，成年人也需要照顧內在的叛逆青少年。 ★暫離網路，提筆寫字，一點也不難。 本書特色 ◆任何年齡，都需要照顧內在的叛逆靈魂：「給自己的每日一問」，就是每天花幾分鐘，定時定量地抒發心情，把單純書寫一段文字的安靜時光，留給自己。 ◆暫離網路，解除焦慮：用手寫字記錄，更能提高五感敏銳度，將自己從手機平面的虛擬空間和無止境的資訊大海中解放出來，思緒頓時清晰敏捷。 ◆多重使用方式，哪一天開始寫都可以：此筆記書有兩種使用方式：一種是三年都回答同一個問題；一種就是不一定要回答指定的問題，自行發揮，創造當前在意的主題。也不一定要在年終或年初購入開始記錄，從哪一天開始都可以。 ◆迎合青少年多變的心情與特殊需求：青春年少的想法和情緒、生理變化劇烈──不論是對未來的茫然與想像、不被理解的委屈，還是不時滿溢的苦澀，甚至憂鬱，都會帶來所謂的煩惱。這本實體日記中特別針對青春年華設計的問題，不僅陪伴日記主人，給予一方私密的天地，也讓人慢慢學習回顧、整理、反芻自己的想法。 ◆設計包裝活潑多元：這款針對年輕靈魂設計的筆記本，大方簡單，設計不拘一格，更甚市面一般空白的三年日記──內頁採雙色印刷，軟精裝攜帶方便，耐用且不占地方。

Award-winning author Betsy Franco is back with another performance that explores a range of math topics--from fractions and time measurements to geometry and graphs--in a way that relates math to the daily lives of children.

A scuba-diving grandpa introduces readers to the world of microscopic life in the sea in this children''s science book. The world''s oceans and freshwater environments teem with beneficial microscopic organisms called diatoms. Jewels of the Sea is sure to spark a sense of discovery in grade school-age readers as they are introduced to these creatures and to the essential roles they play in the aquatic food chain, medicine, biomedical research, industry, and the very health of the planet. In the first half of the book ... Bart and his sister, Amy, go scuba diving with their grandfather Saba. He promises to show them the "jewels of the sea"-not a pirate''s treasure, as they hope at first, but a rainbow of diatoms so tiny they can be seen only through a microscope or the special "micro-goggles" Saba has invented. As the siblings exclaim over the glasslike diatoms, Saba''s facts about the organisms include how they provide the world with "almost a quarter of all the oxygen we breathe" through their process of photosynthesis. Saba''s "oxygen-gathering machine" allows for a visit to the ocean floor, where dead diatoms, forming a substance called diatomaceous earth, contribute to life, too. (Young readers'' jaws may drop when they learn that this substance, found in such prosaic products as cat litter and toothpaste, was used centuries ago in building the pyramids.) The more substantial second half of the book, intended for adults to experience with children, expands on this information in captivating detail. Finding, collecting, and viewing diatoms through a microscope are illustrated. Photographs add visual appeal to a clear presentation of astonishing diatom facts. The real-life science adventure ends with a comprehensive glossary of words and terms, a bibliography, source material conveniently identified by where it is referenced in the book, and a note about the inclusion of diatom images shot by multi-award-winning microphotographer Wim van Egmond. The final page of the book has a QR code artistically placed in the center of a colorful frustule montage which links to many book-related topics and hands-on projects like making your own plankton net to gather diatoms.

What might you see if you swam in the sea? Dive on in to encounter everything from dolphins and octopuses to sea turtles and squirrel fish. This clever book features concrete poems about a spectacular selection of sea critters. The award-winning duo behind A Curious Collection of Cats and A Dazzling Display of Dogs created this collection of twenty-nine visual poems celebrating creatures of the sea. Ocean observers and animal aficionados are sure to find these selections sensational!

So much can happen in three years in a teen''s life. Help them record it all with this daily journal. The perfect gift for a teen, Q&A a Day for Me is a one-sentence diary that prompts any teen to record best friends, worst haircuts, favorite outfits, and embarrassing moments. Filled with 365 questions, one on each page for every day of the year, a teen has the space to write down a short response every year for three years. It’s easy to get started—just turn to today’s date and take a minute to answer the question at the top of the page. As the years pass, he or she will have a keepsake time capsule that shows how much his or her answers change (and which ones remain the same)!

When Jesse Lucas, a troubled, magnetic acting major, touches the sculpture Meditation in Stanford''s Rodin Sculpture Garden, he burns his finger on the bronze. By the time he returns to the garden that night, an eighteen-year-old girl has emerged from the statue, naked and disoriented. It is 2008, yet her mind is swimming with vivid, fractured memories of her volatile past in nineteenth-century Paris--of serving as Rodin''s muse, of her passionate affair with the acclaimed artist, and of her own creations. So begins Betsy Franco''s extraordinary and imaginative novel, Naked. Stranded in the sculpture garden, Camille--or Cat, as she insists on being called--forms a deep bond with Jesse, who is soon leaving for college and is as lonely and disturbed as she. As Jesse encourages Cat to confront the sinister memories that afflict her, she helps him overcome the fury he has toward his abusive father and find peace within himself. Rich, inventive, and told with a compelling mix of grace and wry humor, Naked is a bold debut that explores love, loss, and the power of art, and brings to mind the magical realism found in The Time Traveler''s Wife and Midnight in Paris.

It''s easy to count three of something-- just add them up. But how do you count zero, a number that is best defined by what it''s not? Can you see it? Can you hear it? Can you feel it? This important math concept is beautifully explored in a way that will inspire children to find zero everywhere--from the branches of a tree by day to the vast, starry sky by night.

12 Favorite Tall Tales With Companion Problems That Build Key Math Skills and Concepts

101 Sight Word Poems for Emergent Readers and ESL Students Grades K-2. 101 Sight Word Poems for Emergent Readers and ESL Students by Betsy Franco. The poems in this personal poetry collection have been carefully crafted to meet the specific needs of emergent readers and ESL students who are learning sight words. - Title 1 ApprovedThe first 100 sight words are introduced and interwoven throughout the collection. Patterned, repetitive poetry is used throughout to encourage and give confidence to the emergent reader. The advantage of poetry is that students can see the pattern right before their eyes. They don''t have to flip the page of a book, which can interrupt the visual pattern for the reader who is first learning. The student poem pages make it easy for students to create their own personal poetry collections. To save you time for group and center work we''ve provided strips that fit into the Desktop Pocket Chart, and also included instructions for enlarging the poems for use as poetry mini-posters. Excellent learning materials for Emergent Readers and ESL Students. A Teaching Resource Center original publication by author Betsy Franco.

21 short original monologues for teens, covering a variety of subjects, emotions, and actions.

From the award-winning team behind A Curious Collection of Cats comes a new collection of visual poems celebrating all things canine—from obedience school, to backyard break outs, to flatulent Fidos. Whether your best friend is a plucky Jack Russell, an indecisive basset hound, or a poodle with an indiscriminate appetite, you''re sure to find this dazzling display doggone delightful.

Brrriiiing! Recess time! Little chimps Jill and Jake find more than just their favorite games in the schoolyard today. They also discover the important mathematical concept of doubling, or adding a number to itself. Easy to learn and fun to memorize, doubling is a valuable problem-solving tool that helps kids prepare for multiplication. A must-have addition to any math-themed picture book library, Double Play makes this arithmetic lesson as welcome as recess.

See below for English description. Écrire des poèmes, c''est facile! Ce livre comprend 40 fiches reproductibles de poèmes à compléter, qui sont destinées aux élèves de la 1re à la 3e année. Les enfants écriront leurs propres poèmes sur la vie dans leur quartier, développant ainsi leur imagination et leur capacité à trouver des rimes et des allitérations. Ces fiches sont définitivement un atout pour aider les élèves à répondre aux exigences de leur curriculum! La poésie est à la portée de tous! 40 Fun & Easy Reproducible Poetry Frames That Give Children the Support They Need to Write About These Key Social Studies Topics Great for Bulletin Boards! Poetry writing is a snap with reproducible fill-in poetry frames on key social studies topics! Engaging writing prompts spark the imagination and foster confidence as children write different kinds of poetry. Easy-to-follow directions guide kids to develop skills in rhyme, alliteration, and more.A great way to meet the standards! Original title: Instant Poetry Frames: Neighborhood and Community

50+ Easy Reproducible Frames That Guide Every Child to Write Different Forms of Poetry All Year Long

These engaging takes on familiar fairy tales will tickle kids’ funny bones and motivate them to practice key math skills! Each hilarious tale includes reproducible word problems that reinforce addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, measurement, money, and more! A great way to connect reading and math and meet national and state math standards! For use with Grades 3–4.

12 Motivating, Reproducible Mini-Books That Boost Essential Problem-Solving Skills

High school artist Ovid''s journal recasts his classmates'' lives and loves as modern-day Roman mythology, while slowly revealing his own struggles with parents who need him to be the perfect son in the wake of his meth-addicted sister''s disappearance.

Presents nineteen poems about daily life in school, including the school library, recess, and boring homework, with each poem designed to be read by two distinct voices.

On a summer night by a small pond, all seems still. But a closer look reveals a world of activity—mayflies dart, beetles dive, frogs spring, skunks shuffle, and owls swoop. As a young girl watches, the circle of life unfolds. Betsy Franco’s rhythmic, cumulative text makes this a lively read-aloud, and rich, luminous paintings by Stefano Vitale capture the bold beauty of nature. Young readers will be inspired to journey into their own backyards and discover the wonder of the living, breathing world around them.

Grades 3-5 42 poems are included to illustrate the rhythm and cadence of poetry and to share the joy of poetic language with your students. Share with your students a poem a week to raise the awareness of spelling and advanced phonics rules, including curriculum-related poems for creative writing, social studies and science. These poems focus on spelling patterns that your students will find in long and short vowels; the sounds of aw, or, ur, ir; unaccented vowels; silent letters; soft c and g; double consonants; prefixes and suffixes; the endings of -er, -est, -ed, -ing, -el, -le, er, -or, -est; unusual plurals; possessives; contractions; compound words; and more! Along with the poems and suggestions, we''ve provided strips for each poem that fit into a desktop pocket chart.

"First grade poems focus on: all about me, school, community, animals, math, life cycles, and much more. The poems in the collection are from four to fifteen lines long. Those within the beginning themes are simpler, including many high frequency words that children can use as anchors and a great deal of repetition to make the poems more predictable. Reading a poem in many forms makes it fun for first graders to practice and develop their reading skills. For individual, group, and whole class work, we''ve provided the tools you need. Each poem has a student poem page with an engaging illustration. This enables children to create their own personal poetry collections."--Teaching Resource Center.

There''s fun for everyone when these families get together to bake a cake, visit grandma''s farm, take a family photo and welcome a new baby.

The poems in this personal poetry collection, written by the author of the popular Poem of the Week series, have taken into account themes and topics for second graders: poems about "me" and life at school; social studies poems about families, maps, and famous Americans; math poems about sharks teeth and fractions of a pie; science poems about food chains, clouds, and liquids; silly poems; special poems written in particular genres, and much more. They''re full of unusual words and fun new vocabulary. Each poem has a student poem page with an engaging illustration. This enables children to create their own personal poetry collections. For group and center work, we''ve provided strips that fit into a Desktop Pocket Chart.

Come explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock''s flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake''s skin is patterned with diamonds. Study a beehive and you will see the mathematical genius of the bee. Poet Betsy Franco and Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins bring geometry to life in this lively, lyrical look at the shapes and patterns that can be found in the most unexpected places.

40 fun & easy reproducible poetry frames that give children the support they need to write about these key social studies topics

Clackity-clack, clackity-clack. A skateboard flies over sidewalk squares. Whoosh pumf, whoosh pumf. Water balloons tossed through the air. Bizzle-bzzz, bizzle-bzzz. A bumblebee comes zipping by. Tzooooooooooo bang. Tzooooooooooo bang. Fireworks start for the Fourth of July! The sounds of summer sizzle and pop in this bouncing, swinging tribute to the best beats of every child''s favorite season.

Young readers can celebrate the birds in their own neighborhoods with this lyrical picture book that helps them learn to count backwards from ten to one. Full color.

A collection of poems written in the form of mathematical problems and grouped according to seasonal themes.