Franklin Fibs [Paperback]

Paulette Bourgeois (Author), Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Franklin

Bear can climb the highest tree, Hawk can fly over the berry patch without flapping his wings, and Beaver can chop down a tree with his teeth. "I can swallow 76 flies in the blink of an eye," Franklin fibs. . . . Then Franklin's friends ask him to prove it!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Paulette Bourgeois is the author of more than 40 books for children, including the In My Neighborhood series and Oma?s Quilt. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Brenda Clark is best known as the illustrator of the original Franklin the Turtle series written by Paulette Bourgeois. Other popular titles she has illustrated include Sadie and the Snowman, Big Sarah's Little Boots, and the award winning, Little Fingerling. Brenda lives in Port Hope, Ontario. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (July 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590446479
• ISBN-13: 978-0590446471
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #18 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Turtles

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT STORY, GREAT LESSON LEARNED BY FRANKLIN, September 6, 2006

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This review is from: Franklin Fibs (Paperback)

I like Franklin books and stories and this, like most of the series, lived up to my expectations. Franklin tells a bit of a fib, and naturally, as is usual in such cases, is caught. Franklin is just like any other kid of this age, sometimes the tall tales are just to tempting when wanting to impress friends. The story is quite well illustrated, the text matches the illustrations and this is just a good read for children. This is a wonderful book to discuss the subject of telling untruths with the children. This work holds the childs interest from page one and they love the illustrations. I was pleased to see that the author did not have the parents deal out some sort of awful punishment for his crime. Most often, just the fact of being caught in a fib, the embarrassment, is quite enough to teach the child (or in this case, the turtle) a good lesson. I can well remember when I was that age. Had I been "punished" for all my tall tales I would still be serving time. All in all, an excellent book and I highly recommend this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Franklin Fibs, September 30, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Franklin Fibs (Paperback)

This story was about a turtle named Franklin who lies to his friends. Franklins friends can all do something unique like climbing the highest tree, flying over the berry patch without flapping their wings, and chopping down a tree with using just their teeth. Well Franklin gets really jealous so he makes up a lie. He tells all of his friends he can eat 76 flies in the blink of an eye. The lesson this book teaches is not to lie. The age level of this book is about from ages 5-8. I liked this book because it teaches an important lesson that all children need to learn.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Franklin books are the best., October 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Franklin Fibs (Paperback)

Franklin is the cutest little turtle. I love all the Franklin books. They each teach an important lesson of what children go through growing up. The illustrations are marvelous. Very bright and colorful.