Franklin's School Treasury

Franklin the Turtle

by Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (Illustrator)

Franklin goes to the head of the class with these four popular stories, now available in one Franklin Treasury. Franklin Goes to School, Franklin's School Play, Franklin's Class Trip and Franklin's Neighborhood are winning tales that have made the lovable turtle one of the best-known and most endearing children's book characters.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 16, 2001

About the author

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bourgeois graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational therapy from the University of Western Ontario in 1974. She was a psychiatric occupational therapist for three years before deciding to focus on her writing. She studied journalism at Carlton University then worked as a reporter for the Ottawa Citizen and CBC Television. She became a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C. contributing pieces to Chatelaine, Canadian Living, Reader's Digest and Maclean's. She returned to Toronto in 1983.

In 2003, she became a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2007, she received an Honourary Doctor of Laws from her alma mater, the University of Western Ontario.

Reviews

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a darling collection of books about a little Turtle going off to school for the first time. Each story is very cute and teaches a lesson.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the illustrations by Brenda Clark. I could spend hours looking at them.