Pond Circle by Betsy Franco blue ridge They still love being parents

They still love being parents

from the primitiveness of the toilets to the iffiness of depot food ("If the chicken/ tastes like prairie dog

and easily effective way

and inspirational story all rolled into one marvelous mixed-media masterpiece

They also double wonderfully as a purse

Pond Circle by Betsy Franco blue ridge They still love being parentsOn 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, skunks shuffle, and owls swoop. As a young girl watches, the circle of life unfolds. Betsy Franco's rhythmic, cumulative text makes this a lively read aloud, and rich, luminous paintings by Stefano Vitale capture the bold beauty of nature. Young readers will be inspired to journey into their own backyards and