From Tadpole to Frog

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2-An introduction to the life cycle of frogs, with additional facts about individual species on the last two pages. Sentences are simple, with questions and exclamations to help break up the informative text. Keller's clean, clear watercolor illustrations, similar in style to those of Nancy Tafuri, show a variety of pond animals and plant life through the seasons. Other books on this topic are generally geared to older readers, making this attractive picture book a good starting point for beginning readers interested in nature.Sandra Welzenbach, H.K. Williams Elementary School, San Antonio, TXCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Book Description
Wendy Pfeffer describes the amazing metamorphosis from tiny, jellylike egg, to little fishy tadpole, to great big bullfrog. Holly Keller has created the archetypal frog pond and we see it through the seasons as the tadpoles grow legs and lungs and eventually hop onto land: bullfrogs at last. "Well-designed ink drawings washed with soft-toned watercolors stretch across the double-page spreads, showing the action above and below water level. . . .an attractive, general introduction."—BL. 1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)
Best Children's Science Books, 1994 (Science Books and Films)


Card catalog description
Describes the metamorphosis from tadpole to frog.


About the Author
Wendy Pfeffer has written several other books for children,including From Tadpole to Frog and What's It Like to Be a Fish? both illustrated by Holly Keller.Ms. Pfeffer lives in Pennington, NJ. Holly Keller has illustrated Let's Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans and You're Aboard Spaceship Earth by Patricia Lauber, as well as her own books starring Horace and Geraldine.Ms. Keller lives in West Redding, CT.


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Children who are just beginning to read can learn about their world with the "Lets-Read-And-Find-Out Science" series. The series is well conceived and the developmental reading and interest level are nicely matched. Many outstanding nonfiction writers and illustrators have contributed to this series. For ages three to six, there are Stage 1 books which include Pfeffer's From Tadpole to Frog. It depicts the amazing metamorphosis of a tiny tadpole to great big bullfrog. Also available in audio format.


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