turtles

Franklin the turtle anxiously awaits the arrival of spring as he looks forward to the birth of his new baby sister and the prospect of becoming a big brother.

Contains three Dr. Seuss stories which provide lessons in humility, including "Yoruga la tortuga," the story of an ambitious king who tries to expand his kingdom at the expense of his subjects; "Gertrudis Paz," the tale of an envious bird; and "El gran fanfarro?n," about the bickering and boasting of a bear and a rabbit.

Describes the physical characteristics and habitats of a variety of different frogs, toads, and turtles. Includes related activities and scrapbook pages.

Franklin learns that in order to play the piano he must practice.

Franklin and his friends are playing hide and seek. Franklin finds Goose, Bear, and Otter, but he gets lost looking for Fox. Now everyone is looking for Franklin!.

Franklin the turtle wants a pet, and when his parents finally agree, they are surprised to see what he chooses.

Helps early readers learn about telling time and presents simple facts about turtles, their life cycle, behavior, and habitat.

A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.

Franklin and his friends go on a class trip to the museum, but Franklin is too worried about seeing the dinosaurs to enjoy the other exhibits.

Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.