Betsy Franco
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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...
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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...
6) Pond circle
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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...
9) Shells
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Simple rhymes introduce different kinds of shells, from oyster shells and turtle shells to peanut and pasta shells.
10) Silly Sally
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A little boy finds different ways to make his baby sister smile.
12) Summer beat
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Two friends celebrate the sounds and sights of summer.
17) Amazing animals
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Briefly notes amazing animal actions such as a walrus feeling with its whiskers and a fly tasting with its feet.
20) Many ways to 100
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Simple text and photographs show the different ways of counting to 100.