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32 pp.
| Smart Apple |
September, 2009 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-59920-355-3$28.50
(4)
4-6How Does It Grow? series.
Illustrated by
Graham Rosewarne.
A frog begins its life as an egg suspended in gel; Johnson's narrative follows that egg as it changes to a tadpole and eventually to a frog, all the while trying to avoid predators. Occasionally the writing is vague or imprecise. Rosewarne's illustrations, along with some photographs, provide readers with clear and useful examples of the frog's development. Websites. Glos., ind.