![]() ![]() End matter includes an overview of the featured frogs with information about their size, diet, and range (regrettably, the team’s usual visual scale indications are replaced simply by text measurements) and a list of books and websites for more information. Cut-paper collage art tackles its subjects from a variety of perspectives, including some dramatic face-to-face views. ![]() (K2) Do not let the simplicity of this book fool you The life cycle of the frog is beautifully illustrated. There are a few confusing spots in the text (“Frogs blink, but they never close their eyes”), but overall it’s a workmanlike overview of the order and a quick intro to some fascinating species, some of which seem like monsters of sci-fi or ancient mythology (the Surinam toad, whose tadpoles hatch out of her back, or the Darwin’s frog, who releases froglets from his mouth). (K5) Squeals, grunts, and barks are just a few of the sounds that animals make. Spreads tackle topics ranging from “What is a frog?” and “Frog or toad?” (answer: toads are, in fact, just one kind of frog) to the fascinating frog life cycle and then to “What do frogs eat?” and “Frog defenses” each opening offers, in familiar format, a variety of spot art providing different relevant examples and explanations. The estimable Jenkins and Page now turn their picture-book lens to those popular amphibians, the frogs. ![]()
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