Pond Circle by Betsy Franco blue ridge and the ponds

and the ponds

They still love being parents

They also double wonderfully as a purse

from sleep to movement to eating

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

Pond Circle by Betsy Franco blue ridge and the pondsOn 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