From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2. This Spanish language version of Robert Kalan's Jump, Frog, Jump! (Morrow, 1981) is a gentle cumulative tale like "The House That Jack Built." It follows a frog who chases a fly then is chased by a fish, a snake, a turtle, a net, and then a group of children. He escapes from each of these situations with the refrain "Salta, ranita, salta!" ("Jump, frog, jump!"). Byron Barton's colorful, bold illustrations show each approaching danger, and have the same crispness as the simple text. The translation is excellent, actually improving on the original text, with only very minor changes. The story is read by a female narrator; music and frog sounds begin and end the tape. The instructions and the story are entirely in Spanish. One side of the tape contains page-turn signals, the other does not. This would make a good listening center for very young children or those just learning Spanish.?Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WACopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"Un cuento inmensamente divertido y entretenido para los pequeños lectores."
Book Description
Ésta es la tortuga que se metío en la charca y se comío a la serpiente que se deslizo de una rama y se tragó al pez que nadaba tras la ranita.¿Salta ranita salta! Este alegre cuento repetido hará saltar y cantar de contento a todas esas "ranitas que conoces.
About the Author
Robert Kalan is the author of the immensely popular Jump, Frog, Jump!, illustrated by Byron Barton, and Rain and Blue Sea, illustrated by Donald Crews. He completed a master's degree in education at Claremont Graduated School, has taught reading to both gifted and remedial students, and has also taught kindergarten and fourth grade. He and his family live in Bellevue, Washington.
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