Summary
Una de las experiencias más hermosas de la infancia -y también de la vida adulta- es tener una mascota y hacerse responsable de ella, velando por su bienestar en todos sentidos. Franklin, la pequeña tortuga que protagoniza esta simpática historia, quiere tener una mascota y decide comunicarle este deseo a su familia. Los padres le comunican que van a considerar la proposición. Entretanto, Franklin comienza a darse cuenta de que para que sus padres acepten es fundamental que él sea capaz de demostrar que actuará con responsabilidad y atenderá efectivamente a las necesidades de su mascota. Finalmente, sus padres toman una decisión: Franklin podrá tener su mascota. Y al momento de elegirla, él les dará a sus padres una gran sorpresa. Una hermosa historia que ilustra la importancia de la responsabilidad, la atención y el cuidado hacia quienes más queremos.
Summary
Franklin the turtle wants a pet and when his parents finally agree, they are surprised at the pet that Franklin chooses
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).
(Bowker Author Biography)
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).
(Bowker Author Biography)
