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Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois
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Franklin in the Dark (original 1987; edition 1987)

by Paulette Bourgeois (Author), Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Series: Franklin

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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.
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Title:Franklin in the Dark
Authors:Paulette Bourgeois (Author)
Other authors:Brenda Clark (Illustrator)
Info:Scholastic (1987), 32 pages
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Rating:*****
Tags:younger-readers

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Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois (1987)

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Franklin in the Dark is written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark. This is just one of the many stories in the Franklin series. In this story, Franklin is having trouble sleeping in the dark, which happens to be in his shell. He goes on adventures trying to get advice from other animals, and he finds each type of animal has a fear of their own. This is a picture book made for the younger grades and many can relate to this story. ( )
  glindley | Apr 15, 2018 |
Colorful cartoon about a child like turtle who is afraid fo the dark. Estimated age group 3-5 years
  Ktrevino | Mar 3, 2018 |
franklin is scared of the dark but with some help from his friends and family, he works towards not being so scared
1 book
  TUCC | Jun 21, 2017 |
in this story it will show a turtle that is not too fond of the darkness, but as the story goes on it also shows that the turtle is able to get over its fears and be more ok with the darkness.
age 3&up
source pierce college. ( )
  brycen | Jun 5, 2017 |
This book is about a young turtle who has a fear of the dark.
  Gervona | May 29, 2017 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Paulette Bourgeoisprimary authorall editionscalculated
Clark, BrendaIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Varela, Alejandra LopezTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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