The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Cowley, Joy

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

32 pp. | Scholastic | March, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-590-87175-7 $$16.95

(1) PS Photographs by Nic Bishop. Startlingly close-up photographs of rainforest fauna depict the nocturnal adventures of a red-eyed tree frog. The simple, aptly paced text relates the hungry frog's search for a meal and his close encounters with dangerous predators, and an accessible afterword provides a good overview of facts on the subject. The engaging narrative and captivating pictures are perfectly attuned to the preschool audience--a rare and noteworthy find in nonfiction.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 1999