From Tadpole to Frog

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Female frogs lay eggs in the water, but what hatches isn't a frog yetit's a tadpole! This classic Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book shows the incredible metamorphosis that occurs as a tadpole loses its fishy tail and gills and becomes a frog.

Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book includes a find out more section with an illustrated guide to identify different frog species and a map showing where bull frogs can be found throughout the United States. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Edmund Stiles, formerly professor of Biological Science at Rutgers University, and Dr. Valerie Chase, formerly of the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Reviews

"Well-designed ink drawings washed with soft-toned watercolors stretch across the double-page spreads, showing the action above and below water level." -- Booklist "Sentences are simple, with questions and exclamations to help break up the informative text. Keller's clean, clear watercolor illustrations, similar in style to those of Nancy Tafuri, show a variety of pond animals and plant life through the seasons." -- School Library Journal "Kindergarten and preschool-age children, as well as their parents and teachers, will be fascinated by this book on the life cycle of the frog. The illustrations are simple, interesting, and just right for young children. -- Science Books and Films

Author Bio

Wendy Pfeffer is the author of several titles in the Let's Read and Find Out Science series, including From Tadpole to Frog, What's It Like to Be a Fish, From Seed to Pumpkin, Sounds All Around, Light is All Around You, Wiggling Worms at Work, Dolphin Talk, and Life in a Coral Reef. She lives in Pennington. NJ and enjoys making author visits to schools. You can visit her online at www.author-illustrator-source.com/wendy-pfeffer.html. Holly Keller has illustrated a number of books in the Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including Be a Friend to Trees. She is also the author and illustrator of many picture books, including Island Baby and Horace. Ms. Keller lives in West Redding, Connecticut.