Frogs
- Book Review,
by Gail Gibbons
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, ILCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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
Card catalog description
An introduction to frogs, discussing their tadpole beginnings, noises they make, their hibernation, body parts, and how they differ from toads.
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