Franklin and His Friend [Paperback]

Paulette Bourgeois (Author), Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Franklin

Franklin's reunion with a friend who moved away isn't exactly the fun Franklin had anticipated. This story is based on an episode of the popular television series.

Franklin is overjoyed when he learns that his good friend Otter will be coming back for a visit. But when Otter arrives, Franklin's dream of reliving the past is soon squelched. Otter rejects the happy face sandwiches she used to love. She's become such a good swimmer, Franklin can't keep up with her--and she can't keep up with him on the baseball field. They've both changed so much they wonder if they can still be friends. Happily, they find they're still bound by respect and affection--and they both still love a good slide down a river bank!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439338786
• ISBN-13: 978-0439338783
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #607,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Decent Rerelease of Existing Franklin TV Storybook, December 20, 2005

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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franklin and His Friend (Paperback)

"Franklin and His Friend" is a Scholastic reprint of a Franklin TV Storybook title published by Kids Can Press as "Franklin and Otter's Visit." What's unusual about this is that while Scholastic does sometimes reprint these TV storybooks, they don't usually change the title. You can find my thoughts about the overall story in the review for "Franklin and Otter's Visit," but here I'll just touch on the differences between this and the original version (other than the different publishers listed and the different title):

1. This version uses the United States spelling of words such as "favorite," while the Kids Can Press version uses the Canadian version, i.e. "favourite."

2. This book is slightly smaller than "Franklin and Otter's Visit," meaning some of the pictures look a bit different.

3. This is perhaps the most major difference --- this is a paperback book, while the Kids Can Press version is hardback.


Overall, there really isn't any reason not to buy this in favor of the other version, unless you prefer hardback. Just know that what you're getting isn't the original version, although it's pretty close.

3.0 out of 5 stars good, August 28, 2006

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IloveRainbows "Libros" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin and His Friend (Paperback)

book shows Franklin still wants to play old games but Otter has matured and finds those things babyish, but soon they realize they are still friends.