A New Frog : My First Look at the Life Cycle of an Amphibian (My First Look at Nature) [Hardcover]

Pamela Hickman (Author), Heather Collins (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: My First Look at

In A New Frog, Jenny watches a pond through spring and summer and witnesses six stages in the life cycle of a leopard frog. Children will enjoy reading the cumulative, sing-song verse patterned after "The House that Jack Built," and then peering under the flaps to learn interesting science facts. This book in the My First Look at series also contains a note to parents suggesting ways of exploring nature -- without disturbing it.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-Cumulative stories that present the life cycles of their subjects. In Duck, a young boy observes the nesting habits of a pair of mallards and the hatching and growth of their ducklings. The second book looks at the life of a frog from conception to adulthood as seen by a little girl on her visits to the edge of a pond. Both books feature soft-colored illustrations on each two-page spread. Simple descriptions of the life cycles are on the outside of a flap; underneath are more detailed explanations of what is going on in a particular developmental stage with an additional picture or two. The suggested activities for parents at the end of the books would work as well for early childhood teachers. Acceptable introductions to the world of nature.
Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

From the My First Look At series, this book on frog development actually has two simultaneous texts. Each left-hand page has a flap. Folded in, it carries a simple, cumulative rhyme; e.g.: "These are the froglets / that grew from the tadpoles, / that hatched from the eggs, / that were laid by the mate / that joined the frog, / that sings in the pond / that Jenny explores." Folded out, the horizontally enlarged page carries a more detailed, informative text, which better describes the life cycle and metamorphosis of the frog. Well-executed watercolor paintings illustrate this effective introductory book. Carolyn Phelan

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 20 pages
• Publisher: Kids Can Press (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550746154
• ISBN-13: 978-1550746150
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 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: #1,573,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Beginners in Reading!, August 28, 2002

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Louise M. Schwarzchild (Williston Park, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A New Frog : My First Look at the Life Cycle of an Amphibian (My First Look at Nature) (Hardcover)

As a school librarian-teacher I have used this book with children for its excellent content as an early non-fiction science book. It also has a wonderful repetitive reading style that is beneficial to new readers. The illustrations are warm and alive. All my students love the book and that says it all!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Frog Developement Book, January 7, 2009

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R. MALLON "Rosebud" (Lagrangeville, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A New Frog : My First Look at the Life Cycle of an Amphibian (My First Look at Nature) (Hardcover)

I really liked this book. Great pictures...easy for a child to follow. This will be great to use along with the Springtime project of hatching frog eggs in an aquarium, and watching them become tadpoles, and then frogs.