My life in 8 words: "My life is surreal, magical, exciting, and unpredictable."
Betsy Franco's Books
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Summer BeatClackity-clack, clackity-clack. A skateboard flies over sidewalk squares. Whoosh pumf, whoosh pumf. Water balloons tossed through the air. ...Read More
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Pond CircleOn 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,...Read More -
Bees, Snails, & Peacock TailsPoet Betsy Franco and Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins bring geometry to life as they help us discover the hidden shapes and patterns in nature.Read More
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Mathematickles!Follow a girl and her cat as they walk through the seasons, and note the mathematical concepts illustrated around them. This unique collection of...Read More
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Counting Our Way to the 100th Day!Join the counting fun! It takes just a poem a day to count down to the 100th day of school! Keep count with numbers. Keep count with stars. Keep...Read More
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Print, May 20, 2013
...shapes that build so many more complex structures we encounter daily. 6. Bees, Snails & Peacock Tails by Betsy Franco and Steve Jenkins, $13.09 Bees, Snails & Peacock Tails by Betsy Franco and Steve Jenkins, $13.09 Another book devoted to shape-...
Gulf Coast News Today, April 23, 2013
...Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr. • “Bees, Snails and Peacock Tails” by Betsy Franco. • “The Black Book of Colors” by Menena Cottin. • “A Black Hole Is Not a Hole” by Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano. •...
MCN, March 9, 2013
...to mess with each other be too much to resist? Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad, Kick-Ass) and Dave's mother, Betsy Franco co-star." Would You with Dave Franco from Dave Franco FIRST TIME TRT: 8:28 Max Azulay is back at it with this 8 minutes...
Washington Daily News, October 5, 2012
...of Eve, by Lois Duncan 52. The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson 53. You Hear Me?, by Betsy Franco 54. The Facts Speak for Themselves, by Brock Cole 55. Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Green 56. When Dad Killed Mom, by...
School Library Journal, October 4, 2012
...children?s poets between these pages. Janet S. Wong, Jane Yolen, Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, Michael J. Rosen, Bobbi Katz, Betsy Franco, etc. And I could not help but notice that those contemporary poets tended to write for some of the more difficult animals....
Monett Times, September 20, 2012
...by Lois Duncan. 52. "The Great Gilly Hopkins," by Katherine Paterson. 53. "You Hear Me?," by Betsy Franco. 54. "The Facts Speak for Themselves," by Brock Cole. 55. "Summer of My German Soldier," by Bette Green. 56. "When Dad Killed Mom," by Julius...
Kirkus Reviews, August 17, 2012
...U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis clearly had a lot of fun compiling the poems for the National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry, to be released in September. This book is a beauty with its sleek and unfussy design and its vivid,...
PublishersWeekly.com, May 30, 2013
...It broke my heart, the darkness of her story, and I wanted to do something to help her. Betsy Franco signs galleys of Naked today, 11:30 p.m., at Table 18 in the Autographing Area...
Print, May 20, 2013
...shapes that build so many more complex structures we encounter daily. 6. Bees, Snails & Peacock Tails by Betsy Franco and Steve Jenkins, $13.09 Bees, Snails & Peacock Tails by Betsy Franco and Steve Jenkins, $13.09 Another book devoted to shape-...
Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 17, 2013
...well. He does a little bit of everything, but his main thing is sculpture. My parents (Doug and Betsy Franco) were painting majors in college. My mom has been a writer for 40 years now. They encouraged us to get into the arts, which is very fortunate,...
Paly Voice, May 17, 2013
...on Monday, May 13 at Kepler’s Book Store in Menlo Park; he was joined by his mother Betsy Franco, also a well known author. A California Childhood is the latest book released by James Franco featuring pictures, stories and poems about his childhood...
Paly Voice, May 16, 2013
...on Monday, May 13 in Kepler’s Book Store in Menlo Park; he was joined by his mother Betsy Franco, also a well known author. A California Childhood is the latest book released by James Franco featuring pictures, stories and poems about his childhood...
Menlo Park Patch, May 13, 2013
...Academy Award Nominated Actor James Franco will be appearing in conversation with his mother, acclaimed author and actress Betsy Franco, discussing his new book A California Childhood . In the book, Franco plays with the concept of memoir through...
Newark Patch, May 13, 2013
...Academy Award Nominated Actor James Franco will be appearing in conversation with his mother, acclaimed author and actress Betsy Franco, discussing his new book� A California Childhood. In the book, Franco plays with the concept of memoir through...
