Pond Circle by Betsy Franco blue ridge from sleep to movement to

from sleep to movement to eating

Juvenile Fiction age: 10-13

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

enabling them to better understand and appreciate people who are racially and culturally different

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

Pond Circle by Betsy Franco blue ridge from sleep to movement toOn 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