Franklin's New Friend

Paulette Bourgeois

Kids Can Press, 1997 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Franklin has always lived in the same house in the same town, and he's grown up with the same friends. Then new neighbors move in -- the Moose family! At school, Mr. Owl asks Franklin to be Moose's buddy. Initially, Franklin is afraid of Moose because of his size but he soon realizes that despite their differences, he has made a new friend in this Franklin Classic Storybook.

About the author

Paulette Bourgeois was born July 20, 1951 in Winnepeg, Canada. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1974 with a B.Sc. and worked briefly as an occupational therapist before returning to Carleton University to study journalism. She has worked in television and print before writing her first book, Franklin in the Dark. Although Paulette is best-known for the Franklinthe Turtle books, she is also the writer of fiction and non-fiction for young readers. Her book, The Sun: Starting with Space was shortlisted for a Science in Society Book Award (1995), given by the Canadian Science Writer's Association, and won the honor of Parents' Choice Approval, given by the US Parents' Choice Foundation (1997).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Franklin's New Friend; Franklin (Kids Can); Franklin Series; Franklin the Turtle Series
• Author: Paulette Bourgeois
• Illustrated by: Brenda Clark
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Kids Can Press, 1997
• Original from: Pennsylvania State University
• Digitized: Aug 3, 2011
• ISBN: 1550743619, 9781550743616
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Deer, Moose & Caribou; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Turtles & Tortoises; Juvenile Fiction / Media Tie-In; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship