The Frances Study Guide Author:Valerie Bendt, Michelle Bendt (Illustrator) The following books are used in The Frances Study Guide: — BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES, — A BIRTHDAY FOR FRANCES, — BEDTIME FOR FRANCES, — BEST FRIENDS FOR FRANCES, — A BABY SISTER FOR FRANCES, — A BARGAIN FOR FRANCES. — The Frances Study Guide contains a week- long, literature-based, unit study ... more »for each of the six Frances books listed below. For ages 3 to 8. All children adore Frances, the charming, delightful little badger. The first book in the Frances series, Bedtime for Frances, was written by Russell Hoban in 1960. Still popular today, each book presents a well-written story with a solid theme.
Frances isn't a perfect character, but a very realistic one. Her daily life presents opportunities to discuss and reinforce a positive approach to solving life s little dilemmas. Valerie Bendt gives you the opportunity to use the series to teach positive character qualities through discussion, reinforce language skills, phonetic knowledge, and beginning reading and writing. Plenty of hands-on activities, games, puzzles, and other projects. « less