Franco, Betsy

Simple rhymes introduce different kinds of shells, from oyster shells and turtle shells to peanut and pasta shells.

The unit begins with a folktale that serves as a springboard for the cross-curricular activities.

Contains 180 reproducible riddle poems designed to help build early reading and listening skills in children from prekindergarten through first grade; grouped by the months of the school year, from September to June.

Two friends celebrate the sounds and sights of summer.

An anthology of stories, poems, and essays by adolescent boys on issues that concern them.

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.

While traveling to visit Grandma on her farm, a family from the city uses various modes of transportation.

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