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36 pp.
| North-South
| March, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-7358-4202-1$17.95
(4)
PS
Illustrated by
Yasunari Murakami.
In this third book (999 Tadpoles; 999 Frogs Wake Up!), one little tadpole struggles to keep up with his 998 faster-growing brothers. A chance meeting with a tiny crayfish lets him feel big and saves him from a giant snake. The story concept isn't original, but the design, featuring bright green frogs against a stark white background, is appealing.
48 pp.
| North-South
| January, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7358-4108-6$17.95
(2)
PS
Illustrated by
Yasunari Murakami.
Time to check in with the tadpoles-turned-frogs that we left in a pond in 999 Tadpoles. It's the following spring and the baby frogs are popping up out of the mud while Mother Frog tries to take inventory. Neon green endpapers springboard us into clean white pages that provide an inviting stage for waves of energetic lumpy froglets cunningly arranged and rearranged.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2013
48 pp.
| North-South
| June, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7358-4013-3$16.95
(2)
PS
Illustrated by
Yasunari Murakami.
When 999 tadpoles transform into 999 frogs, things get crowded. Relocation across the field proves hazardous when a hungry hawk nabs Father. Mother's quick thinking saves the day as she grabs onto Father, and all the young frogs link up in turn. There's not a word misplaced in the spare and funny text, and the illustrations are full of lively movement and personality.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2011
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