Most Popular Books by Betsy Franco

A little boy finds different ways to make his baby sister smile.

Although one is in a wheelchair, best friends Bo and Peter participate in the same physical activities.

Poems, stories and essays by teenage boys from around the country on a variety of subjects. Contains mature material.

Describes the many things one can do with fallen leaves.

Offers stepping stones toward the goal of mutual respect among children of different backgrounds by integrating individual activites, giving the hands-on activities their authenticity, detail, and interest.

Use to study other cultures. Get a complete illustrated retelling of a folktale which can be reproduced for individual story books. Whole language suggestions for the teacher. Cross-curricular activities are included which expand childrens'' awarenes of the culture.

Joel Stewart''s watercolors and etchings depict the ageless beauty of a traditional Japan that is slowly disappearing, while one of Carol Jessen''s prints depicts a modern scene in the style of a Hiroshige print.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, e, p, t.

Word Family Tales are humorous read-aloud stories created to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize “families” of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease—and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers. Set learners on the path to literacy success with these rib-tickling tales—one for each of the top 25 word families! For use with Grades PreK-2.

Dazzle and delight young learners every day with this huge collection of ready-to-go riddle poems correlated with your favorite themes: colors, bugs, food, seasons, transportation, community helpers, farm animals, and dozens more! Just copy one of the four-line poems onto your chart pad or dry-erase board, or pop them in your pocket chart for a collaborative guessing game that builds essential reading and oral literacy skills. Includes loads of instant activities. Learning together has never been so much fun! For use with Grades PreK-2.

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

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.

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。

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

All Rookie Readers actively engage young readers, encouraging language development, building fluency, and promoting independent reading. By targeting a skill, like being able to spell and pronounce multisyllabic words, young readers are building fundamental reading skills with the help of fun, lively, colorfully illustrated stories.

"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.

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

Learn about the peoples of the world through their literature, music, food, art, games, and language. To ensure the authenticity of these books, author Betsy Franco conducted extensive interviews with people from each country.

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

Learn about the peoples of the world through their literature, music, food, art, games, and language. To ensure the authenticity of these books, author Betsy Franco conducted extensive interviews with people from each country.

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

A child describes some of the ways that show how much he has grown.

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

Forty fun and easy reproducible poetry frames that help all kids write different kinds of poems and practice rhyme, alliteration, and more.

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.

Share the rhythm and cadence of poetry and the joy of poetic language with children. The topics of the 42 poems reflect a child''s world.

Add pizzazz to thematic units, daily lessons, and shared-reading time with this BIG collection of easy-to-read poems selected especially for young learners! All your favorite themes are here: All About Me, Creepy Crawlies, Farm, Neighborhood & Community, Transportation, and Weather. Includes literacy-building ideas for teaching phonemic awareness, phonics and oral language skills, reading, writing, math, science, and more. For use with Grades PreK-2.

Add pizzazz to thematic units, daily lessons, and shared-reading time with this delightful collection of easy-to-read poems that celebrate every child! All your favorite topics are here: feelings, friendship, favorite things, I''m special, classroom rules, human body, five senses--and everything in between. Includes fun, literacy-building activities and easy, cross-curricular projects. A must-have for every class in love with poetry! Book jacket.

Solving simple mathematical challenges in everyday life.