Frogs [Paperback]

Gail Gibbons (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Their tadpole beginnings, noises they make, body parts and how they live.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-This book once again demonstrates Gibbons's ability to present factual information in an appealing format for very young audiences. Here, she takes readers through the life cycle of frogs, beginning with the eggs or spawn and describing the stages from tadpole to adulthood. Clear, full-color illustrations present their anatomy, daily activities, and the different types. Scientific terms are presented phonetically. A double-page spread explains the difference between a frog and a toad, and the last page provides a few odd and interesting facts about these amphibians, such as "An African bullfrog can be as large as a football." An attractive offering.
Helen Rosenberg, Chicago Public Library, IL
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Booklist

Ages 5-8. Bright green borders frame watery scenes where frog spawn changes to embryos, tadpoles, young frogs, and finally, mature amphibians. Gibbons' distinctive, labeled drawings identify the features described in the text, and her subjects float, swim, jump, and dive in colorful, lifelike illustrations. In age-appropriate language, she describes the frogs' life cycles, feeding habits, enemies, and habitats. She even explains the differences between a frog and a toad. This attractive book will appeal to prereaders, beginning readers, and the adults who read to those groups. Sheilamae O'Hara --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (September 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823411346
• ISBN-13: 978-0823411344
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Foxes & Wolves > Nonfiction
  • #6 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians > Nonfiction
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More About the Author

Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Information rich book. Perfect for first and second graders!, April 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Frogs (Paperback)

The detailed illustrations in this book keep my second graders focused. The vocabulary is rich and the scientific information is clear and easy to understand.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book about Frogs, August 28, 2007

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Librarian (Cleveland, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frogs (Paperback)

Gail Gibbons once again provides an excellent nonfiction book that can be easily understood by elementary school students. I read this book to second and third graders each year. My only quibble is with the use of the word "vegetarian" instead of "herbivore". I love the diagram that compares frogs and toads. Consider pairing this book with Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books.