Frogs
a collection of books increasing in text complexity
Youngest readers (PreK - 1st grade)
From Tadpole to Frog (Scholastic Reader Level 1)
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, photographs by Dwight R. Kuhn Scholastic, 2001 -- ISBN: 978-0545273374
This early reader takes children on the journey of the life cycle of the frog from eggs in the pond through the transformation into tadpoles and on to maturity. Key vocabulary words are highlighted in the text and also contained in a glossary at the end of the book.
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This early reader takes children on the journey of the life cycle of the frog from eggs in the pond through the transformation into tadpoles and on to maturity. Key vocabulary words are highlighted in the text and also contained in a glossary at the end of the book.
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Rounds: Franklin Frog: A book app
by Barry and Emma Tranter
developed by Nosy Crow, 2012
Readers meet Franklin the Frog, his mate and eventually their offspring, in this engaging book app about life cycles. The app provides readers with enough prompts to keep the story moving, but also allows children to explore, making Franklin jump and swim. The balance between the text and interaction with the book was well thought through.
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999 Frogs Wake Up
by Ken Kimura, illustrated by Yasunari Murakami
North South Books, 2013 -- ISBN: 978-0735841086
It’s spring and Mother Frog pops out of the mud. Time to awaken her brood. But when you have 999 kids, the accounting can be difficult. The mystery is solved when sleepy-headed big brother finally emerges. This picture book would well for creating interest in nonfiction concepts such as hibernation, habitats, and life cycles.