Betsy Franco

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.

Come explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock's flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake's skin is patterned with diamonds. Study a beehive and you will see the mathematical genius of the bee. Poet Betsy Franco and Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins bring geometry to life in this lively, lyrical look at the shapes and patterns that can be found in the most unexpected...

Two friends celebrate the sounds and sights of summer.

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

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

A fable explaining how a staring contest left frogs with large eyes.

A collection of math-based poems.

What might you see if you swam in the sea? Dive on in to encounter everything from dolphins and octopuses to sea turtles and squirrel fish. This clever book features concrete poems about a spectacular selection of sea critters. The award-winning duo behind A Curious Collection of Cats and A Dazzling Display of Dogs created this collection of twenty-nine visual poems celebrating creatures of the sea. Ocean observers and animal aficionados are sure...

A collection of nineteen school-related poems designed to be read aloud by two voices, but also appropriate for one or many readers.

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