About this item
Highlights
- Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page's brilliantly illustrated exploration of the very unique nature of frogs.
- 4-8 Years
- 9.64" x 9.93" Paperback
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Animals
Description
Book Synopsis
Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page's brilliantly illustrated exploration of the very unique nature of frogs. Now available in paperback.
Perfect for fans of The Beetle Book and young readers looking for nonfiction about this perennially fascinating animal.
Long legs, sticky tongues, big round eyes, and other dazzling features--what's not to love about frogs?
Explore one of the world's most diverse--and threatened--animals. With more than five thousand different frog species on the planet, in every color of the rainbow and a vast number of vivid patterns, no creatures are more fascinating to learn about or look at. Jenkins and Page present a stunning array of these intriguing amphibians and the many amazing adaptations they have made to survive.
Review Quotes
"[C]ompelling graphic design, hand-lettered text, and multiple images on oversize pages effectively present the surprising diversity of the small creatures....Eye-catching visuals and intriguing material make this overview of all things frog a first-rate choice." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
"Once again, Jenkins and Page prove their ability to choose interesting examples, write short, child-friendly explanations, and portray salient features of animals with deftly cut and torn paper images set on white paper." -- Kirkus Reviews
"As if frogs themselves weren't sufficient draws, this picture book offers vibrant, attention-getting illustrations that hop off pages." -- Booklist (starred review)