Growing Frogs (Read and Wonder)

by Vivian French (Author) Alison Bartlett (Illustrator)

Growing Frogs (Read and Wonder)

"Part picture book for pleasure reading. . . . and part practical how-to, this dramatic account is the next best thing to setting up a hatchery of your own." -- Family Fun

When a mother brings her daughter to a pond to collect some frog spawn, the little girl isn't sure what to expect. Day after day she checks on the jellylike bubbles until the black dots in their centers turn into slippery tadpoles, sprouting bumps that turn to stumps that become legs with webby feet. The engaging narrative and colorful illustrations accurately evoke each stage of a frog's growth, in a story that will inspire children to roll up their sleeves and experience firsthand the wonders of the natural world.Back matter includes an index.

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Review quotes

Though youngsters fascinated by frogs may be drawn to this text on their own, it will make a most rewarding read-together or read-aloud to a class. A hopping-good collaboration.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

Part picture book for pleasure reading (it's a natural, with its bright, inviting illustrations) and part practical how-to, this dramatic account is the next best thing to setting up a hatchery of your own—a fun project that the book is likely to inspire.
—FamilyFun
Vivian French
Vivian French writes for children of all ages. She is much loved for her comic fiction in the Tales from the Five Kingdoms series and her picture books, including Growing Frogs, T. Rex, and Caterpillar, Caterpillar, but her heart lies in retelling traditional stories and writing fairy tales of her own. Vivian French lives in Scotland.

Angela Barrett is the award-winning illustrator of The Night Fairy and more than two dozen other books for children, including classic tales, fairy tales, story collections, and picture books. She lives in London.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763620523
Lexile Measure
590
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
April 01, 2003
Series
Read and Wonder (Paperback)
BISAC categories
JUV036000 - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Technology
JUV002120 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Frogs & Toads
Library of Congress categories
Infancy
Frogs
Growth

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