Franklin and his friends are determined to watch and wait for the Pond Phantom to appear. Will they ever get to the bottom of the mystery? This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
Sharon Jennings is a children's book author. She has published over 70 books in 27 years. She teaches writing at Ryerson University. She was President of The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) for three terms.
This was one of the better Franklin books, no whining and the children all get along. Don't get me wrong my children and I really enjoy Franklin and his friends but some of the stories does get a little on the whinny side for my opinion. So I enjoy those that don't. In this one Frnaklin sets out to find out a phantom he's read about. He thinks he's found it and tells his friend Bear and Beaver about it. Mr Mole helps him one afternoon and Bear and Beaver can't believe their eyes is it really the phantom? Or will they help Franklin figure out what they are really seeing...