Sharon Jennings
Bats in the Garbage
Sharon Jennings
Franklin Is Lost
Brenda Clark, Sharon Jennings, Paulette Bourgeois
Franklin Plays the Game
Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, Sharon Jennings
Franklin Is Bossy
Paulette Bourgeois, Sharon Jennings, Brenda Clark
The two charter members of the Bat Club (Bats and Burglars and Bats out the Window) have to make some money fast. Sam and Simon aren't about to walk dogs or put up a lemonade stand. So the two friends embark on a unique enterprise instead - compost tea! All they need is their backyard compost bins, a shovel and some jars. Add some boiling water and the boys have the perfect product for indoor plant lovers everywhere.
Once they set up business at the weekly market in town, the money comes rolling in. But after a big day at the market, the boys discover that their moneybox is empty. Somebody has stolen the proceeds! It isn't long before Sam and Simon figure out who is responsible - Mrs. Hook, their crazy neighbour who dresses like a pirate to scare kids off her yard. She was hanging around the market, and their compost tea stand. all
day. An evening of close surveillance of Mrs. Hook's activities confirms the boys' suspicions. And they discover that the old woman has more than just their compost-tea money. The boys are eager to expose the thief; after all, they've foiled crooks and been heroes before.
This time, however, Sam and Simon are going to have to come up with a plan that will not only expose their enemy but will recover all the missing money. Will our intrepid heroes prevail?
And fun and fast-paced story for young readers ready for chapter books, Bats in the Garbage is a great stand-alone adventure as well as a solid follow-up to Bats and Burglars and Bats Out the Window.
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Sam and Simon, charter members of the Bat Club, start a successful new business, turning compost into liquid fertilizer. But when the profits are stolen, the friends figure out that their crazy neighbor, Mrs. Hook, has lifted the loot! Now the Bats must think up a plan to catch their thief red-handed and become local heroes.
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In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin learns about sportsmanship.
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Franklin loves to play soccer and with practice he and his teammates learn how to have fun even if they do not win.
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In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin learns he can’t always be in charge.
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With more than 100,000 paperback copies of Franklin books sold, this gentle turtle hero faces a new but common childhood dilemma--learning that no one likes a bossy friend. Tired of playing alone, the repentant Franklin apologizes for being bossy and gratefully agrees to play along. Full color.
