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TITLE: Tale of a Tadpole
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Author: Karen Wallace
Illustrator: Paul Bricknell, Jane
Burton, Geoff Dann, Mike Dunning, Neil Fletcher, Frank Greenaway, Kim Taylor
(photography)
PUBLISHER:
DK Children PUBLICATION DATE: 1998
GENRE:
General Nonfiction
READING LEVEL: Grades
K-2
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
This book takes an in depth look at the life cycle of frogs. It discusses the
dangers that a tadpole may encounter throughout the life cycle, as well as the
vital componenets necessary to transition from egg to tadpole to frog.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Using three student volunteers. Turn one into an egg, one into a
tadpole, and one into a frog and have them act out as these roles. Mix up three
students, and as a review, have the class put the students back in order from
egg to tadpole to frog.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Devin Jones, Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: (animals, science, picture book).
