Advice for a frog

Format:

Book

Title:

Advice for a frog

Author:

Schertle, Alice.

ISBN:

9780688134860

9780688134877

Edition:

First Edition.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Contents:

Toucans -- Fruit bats -- Pangolin -- Advice for a frog (concerning a crane) -- Frilled lizard -- Harpy eagle -- Cheetah: the race -- A traveler's tale -- Galapagos tortoise -- Black rhino -- The mourner -- Iguana -- Proboscis monkey ponders man -- Secretary bird.

Summary:

Presents a collection of poems about the toucan, fruit bat, pangolin, and other animals.

Subject(s):

Animals -- Juvenile poetry.

Children's poetry, American.

Animals -- Poetry.

American poetry.

Genre:

Children's poetry, American.

Added Author:

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

Presents a collection of poems about the toucan, fruit bat, pangolin, and other animals.

Author Notes

Alice Schertle was born in 1941. She graduated from the University of Southern California. This mother and former teacher is an award-winning poet and the author of over forty books. Her children's books include All You Need for a Beach, All You Need for a Snowman, Little Blue Truck Leads the Way, Little Blue Truck, A Very Hairy Bear, and Little Blue Truck's Christmas. She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-4Finely crafted poetry, accompanied by lush, evocative illustrations. Each of the 14 poems concerns an animal, usually an exotic or endangered one such as the black rhino, cheetah, frilled lizard, or harpy eagle. Schertle delights in playing with language; though not long, the book is extraordinarily varied and filled with linguistic surprise. For instance, the advice to the frogwho is trying to escape a cranesuggests, ``Take a breath, Slick Skin./Muck down, sink in./Don't make bubbles./Good luck, Grin Chin.'' A few pages later, the Galápagos tortoise recalls visitors to his ancient land, ``the wanderers, the worshippers...the mariners, discoverers...the castaways, the murderers''a complete switch in approach and tone. Green's paintings are double-page spreads with blue, gold, rose, lavender, and green predominating. Imaginative and playful, his pictures capture the essence of each creature: the mournfulness of the vulture, the velvety mystery of the bat. Occasionally, one must turn the page sideways in order to read the poem and get the full effect of the art. In addition to being an aesthetic delight, Advice for a Frog contains a plea for greater environmental awareness. A final page lists each animal and describes its condition in today's world. Five star. Don't miss it.Ellen Donohue Warwick, Winchester Public Librasry, Winchester, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

Using humor, playful imagery, and rich language, these poems describe fourteen less common animals, including a pangolin who wreaks havoc on an anthill, an iguana who dreams of dragons, and a frilled lizard with an expansion collar that comes with operating instructions and a 'lifetime guarantee.' Vivid illustrations bring the animals to life, and brief descriptions at the end provide factual information about them. From HORN BOOK 1995, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.