The sky is quiet.
The yard is quiet.
The creek is quietly gurgling.
Then..."tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat " A red-capped woodpecker starts his rap for the day. Next comes nine soft coos from the mourning doves, followed by the chipping of a flurry of sparrows. And on go the birdsongs throughout the day.
Celebrate neighborhood birds in this poetic picture book, and count their sounds backward from ten to one, until all is quiet in the yard again.

A journal for parents and children ages roughly four to ten (although age range is flexible) to share the evolution of thoughts, feelings, and dreams over the years. Also great for kids who want to keep a time capsule of their own whimsical thoughts and serious ideas about the world.
Inspired by the previous bestselling Potter Style title, "Q&A a Day, " this journal is the perfect family keepsake. A question by children's author Betsy Franco is featured for 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. As the years go by you'll notice how your child's answers evolve, sometimes silly, sometimes precocious, but always interesting. The diary can be started on any day of the year and makes a terrific keepsake or gift for parents.

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.

Looking for a 1 to 2 minute monologue for an audition, a class, or a presentation? This book is for you Playwright/author/actor Betsy Franco wrote 21 monologues, and they were filmed by her son James Franco for an art installation. Betsy was inspired to write the monologues after holding auditions for her play Metamorphosis, Junior Year. She culled from her plays, screenplays, and novels (both published and in development) and used her experience as an actor to compile the collection. Betsy worked closely with teens from the Palo Alto Teen Arts Council to ensure the book would contain useful, relevant and compelling material.

Once upon a time all frogs had beady little eyes . . . until one frog boasted that he could stare longer than anyone. Joung Un Kim's bold colors and stylized artwork are as spirited and amusing as the hilarious competition between Frog and his friends.

Poetry is such a perfect way to introduce kindergartners to the early stages of literacy. It's brief. It's fun. It's got rhythm The poems in this personal poetry collection have been carefully crafted to meet the specific needs of kindergartners. Themes and topics used by most kindergarten teachers are the focus of the collection. There are poems about friendship and family, the seasons, the first and last day of school, animals, and much, much more. Most of the poems are from four to six lines long, making tracking easier for the emergent reader. The longer poems have very few words per line or include lots of repetition. In addition, an "anchor word" begins nearly every title and poem. Having a high frequency word as the first word of the title and the poem gives kinders a sense of confidence. Once they've read a word that is an old friend, off they go

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.

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.

Share the rhythm and cadence of poetry and the joy of poetic language with the children in your class. The topics of the 42 poems were selected to reflect a child's world. This book provides a delightful poem for every week of the year while at the same time introducing, teaching, or reviewing all 26 letters of the alphabet. The poems are relevant, lively, touching and fun. Suggestions are given to highlight the particular initial consonant or vowel for each poem, as well as ideas for making the poems personal and interactive. Each poem is provided in two ways: a student copy of the poem which makes a great home connection and easy-to-create poetry strips which will fit into a Desktop Pocket Chart, perfect for individual or small group work.

A poem a week to raise the awareness of phonograms and advanced phonics rules, including curriculum-related poems for creative writing, math and science. 40 poems are included to share the rhythm and cadence of poetry and to share the joy of poetic language with your students. These poems focus on phonograms with long vowel sounds, the sounds of u, r-controlled vowels, diphthongs, and other vowel variants; also presented are consonant digraphs, blends, and more The suggestions that accompany each poem ensure that you can enjoy the poetry with your students, while at the same time introducing, teaching, or reviewing relevant phonic elements. The suggestions will also help you to integrate the poems into the curriculum. Along with the poems and suggestions, we've provided strips for each poem that fit into the Desktop Pocket Chart. A collection of 20 Mini-Books is available in a reproducible take-home, mini-book format, also accompanied by teaching suggestions.

The poems in this personal poetry collection have taken into account themes and topics for first graders: poems about "me;" school, community, and our country; animal poems; math poems; science poems about 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. For group and center work, we've provided strips that fit into the Desktop Pocket Chart. We've also included instructions for enlarging the poems for use as poetry posters.

A wonderful collection of forty-two poems that reflect the world of third to fifth graders. There's one poem for each week of school, including curriculum-related poems for math, science, and social studies. Many of the poems are excellent springboards for discussing values with your students. There's an extra bonus, too Since grammar plays an important part in students' writing, each poem highlights a particular grammatical rule. The suggestions that accompany each poem ensure that you can enjoy the poetry with your students, while at the same time introducing, teaching, or reviewing relevant grammar skills. The suggestions will also help you integrate the poems into the curriculum. Along with the student poems and suggestions, you get mini-strips for each poem that fit into the Desktop Pocket Chart. With all these tools, individual students can learn from and elaborate on the poems, groups can benefit from the oral language, and you can relax and enjoy your teaching.

The perfect compliment to Poem of the Week, Book 1. Your students can now have more opportunity to practice their reading using Betsy Franco's whimsical poetry and share their reading with parents and friends. Each book reproduces, folds and staples easily and is perfect for homework and partner reading. Children can color them, and integrate art with poetry. (Grades K-2)

Hear the rhythm and cadence of poetry and the joy of poetic language with the children in your class. The topics of the 44 poems reflect a child's world. This book provides a delightful poem for every week of the year, including poems for the seasons. The poems are relevant, lively, touching and thematically appropriate. Suggestions are given to bring out the specific phonemic focus for each poem, as well as ideas for making the poems personal and interactive. Each poem is provided in two ways: a student copy of the poem which makes a great home connection and easy-to-create poetry strips which will fit into a Desktop Pocket Chart.