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999 Têtards (2003)

by Ken Kimura(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

2746706938 (ISBN13: 9782746706934)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Autrement Jeunesse

review 1: I love this book. Very funny and yet true to life:Mother and Father Frog have 999 babies. Suddenly their little pond is too small for the family. What to do? What to do? Move. How to move 999 babies? Hop. Hop. Hop. But watch out for snakes and hawks. A funny light take on the real life perils of finding a place to live for you family. Mr. Murakami's illustrations are wonderfully playful and compliment the text well. This is a fun and humorous story book. One more for the Frog themed story times. :-)
review 2: 999 tadpoles are born in a small pond but when they turn into frogs, they completely run out of room to even breathe! So mother and father frog decide they must find a new home to live in. All of the 999 tadpoles follow their father across a b... moreig field. He warns them about the dangers of snakes, just a moment before the little frogs come dragging a sleepy snake up to him. They escape that danger, but don’t notice the hawk circling above them. Down comes the hawk and grabs the father frog in his talons. But when he flies up into the sky again, it is not just the father frog that comes along for the ride, but all of the frog family. It’s a much heavier load than the hawk can manage, but what will happen if the frogs are dropped?Kimura has written a book is a friendly, conversational style that is a pleasure to read aloud. The voices of the little frogs and their parents are clear and individual. Get ready to speak in more than one froggy voice for this book! Kimura has also built plenty of action into his story which has adventure and dangers that will keep children’s attention.Murakami’s illustrations create a very unique feel to the book. Using white space to great effect, the polished yet simple illustrations have a graphic appeal to them. With so many of the illustrations being shown from the overhead perspective, the humor of the number of little frogs is never lost. A book about tadpoles and frogs that focuses on fun, family, and humor. Appropriate for ages 4-6. less

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