Bourgeois, Paulette

Franklin is a turtle who is afraid of small dark places. He is even afraid of crawling into his small dark shell. What will Franklin do?.

Franklin wanders off while playing hide and seek with his friends.

A collection of four previously-published stories about Franklin the turtle.

Contains four illustrated stories in which Franklin the turtle learns that no matter what challenges he faces as he grows up, he will always have the love and support of his family.

Franklin loves to play soccer and with practice he and his teammates learn how to have fun even if they do not win.

Franklin, a turtle afraid of crawling into his dark shell, learns a lesson about fear from his mother.

Traces the discovery, history, and manufacture of paper. Includes papermaking activities and puzzles.

Explains the work of garbage collectors, discussing the types of trash that people generate and ways in which refuse can be recycled.

Examines the wonders of dirt, where it appears, what life it contains, and how it can be used. Includes activities such as making a sand sculpture, a mud cake, and a hydroponic garden.

Provides information about the Sun through a collection of facts, experiments, projects, illustrations, and stories and legends.