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by Betsy Franco (Author)
The poems in this personal poetry collection, written by the author of the popular Poem of the Week series, have taken into account themes and topics for second graders: poems about "me" and life at school; social studies poems about families, maps, and famous Americans; math poems about sharks teeth and fractions of a pie; science poems about food chains, clouds, and liquids; silly poems; special poems written in particular genres, and much more. They're full of unusual words and fun new vocabulary. Each poem has a student poem page with an engaging illustration. This enables children to create their own personal poetry collections. For group and center work, we've provided strips that fit into a Desktop Pocket Chart.
Author Biography
Poet Betsy Franco is the author of many professional books for teachers and hundreds and hundreds of poems for children. Her publications include the popular series Poem of the Week and the more recent series My Very Own Poetry Collection. Additionally, she co-authored The Secret Life of Words: Poetry Exercises and Activities with Maria Damon. Ms. Franco has taught elementary through high school. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband Douglas. They have three sons, James, Thomas, and David.
