Books written by Betsy Franco

  • Vamos a la granja de la Abuela

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

  • Metamorphosis: Junior Year

    Hell, even Venus was into Mars, and he was supposed to be good-looking and violent. Her blacksmith husband caught them cheating by rigging up this golden spiderweb around the bed—fixed them. But I didn't mention that to Jack.

  • 12 Genre Mini-Books

    Fun Reproducible Mini-Books That Invite Kids to Read & Explore 12 Forms of Writing Including Biography, Non-Fiction, Tall Tales, Fantasy, Mystery, Poetry, Plays & More Put a dozen genres in your kids' hands with this reproducible collection ...

  • Birdsongs

    Throughout the day and into the night various birds sing their songs, beginning with the woodpecker who taps a pole ten times and counting down to the hummingbird who calls once.

  • Mathematickles!

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

  • Double Play!: Monkeying Around With Addition

    Monkey friends Jill and Jake play together at recess, and each game they play provides practice in doubling. Each page displays the matching addition problem.

  • Pond Circle

    In the pond by Anna's house, a food chain begins with algae, which is eaten by a mayfly nymph, which is eaten by a beetle, which is eaten by a bullfrog....

  • Fresh Fall Leaves

    Describes the many things one can do with fallen leaves.

  • Summer Beat

    Listening to the sounds of summer, such as the sizzle of a barbecue and the popping of fireworks, is a great delight to Emily and Joe as they stroll about their neighborhood on a hot summer day.

  • Funny Fairy Tale Math, Grades 3-4: 15 Rib-Tickling Reproducible Stories with Companion Word Problems That Build Key Math Skills and...

    These engaging takes on familiar fairy tales will tickle kids’ funny bones and motivate them to practice key math skills!

  • Math Poetry: Linking Language and Math in a Fresh Way

    Examines math in a fun way including poetry.

  • A Dazzling Display of Dogs

    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.

  • Sally's New Glasses

    20 titles at the late kindergarten level.

  • A Curious Collection of Cats

    An illustrated collection of thirty-four visual poems celebrating cats.

  • Many Ways to 100

    Simple text and photographs show the different ways of counting to 100.

  • Grandpa's Quilt

    Three children remake their grandpa's quilt so it will fit him better.

  • Poem of the Week

    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.

  • Messing Around on the Monkey Bars: And Other School Poems for Two Voices

    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.

  • Q and A a Day for Me

    Like other journals in the series, Q&A a Day for Meis filled with 365 questions, one on each page for every day of the year, with space to write down a short response every year for three years.

  • The Perfect Pet

    The Perfect Pet