Betsy Franco

The voices in this collection have so much to question, so much to grieve. They have so much to celebrate, so much to rage against. They're ready to speak up and begin the conversation - with you and with the world. More than thirty uncensored poems are accompanied by Nina Nickles's masterful photographs, which sensitively capture the moods and essence of adolescence. Here, painted in the words of teenage girls, is a portrait of their dreams and desires...

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.

A little boy finds different ways to make his baby sister smile.

Two friends celebrate the sounds and sights of summer.

Relating math to the daily lives of children, these clever poems, accompanied by high-concept art, add up to fun, multiply the adventure and subtract the mystery, fear and loathing from mathematics.

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

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.

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

This picture book beautifully explores the important math concept zero in a way that will inspire children to find zero everywhere--from the branches of a tree by day to the vast, starry sky by night.