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CBC Showcase: Earth Day — Exploring the Natural World
"Gliding frogs, glass frogs, growling grass frogs who knew there were so many frogs in the world? Stupendous photographs combine with a genuinely enthusiastic text to open readers eyes to this lowly amphibian like nothing has before." Kirkus Starred review
"Amazing photographs are the stars of these volumes featuring popular creepy-crawlies. The texts are informative, covering basic anatomical, behavioral, and reproductive facts about frogs and spiders at an appropriate early-elementary level...The text, however, is completely overshadowed by the photographs, which are stunningly crisp, colorful, and beautifully reproduced; it is difficult to stop gazing at them long enough to read more than that highlighted sentence (though those who do will find a fascinating depth of information). A close-up of a tarantula is so sharp you can count the individual hairs, and the luminous skin of a frog will have readers reaching out to touch the page. The frogs, in particular, are irresistible, either in close-ups of their faces peering out from the pages or frozen in spectacular mid-jump photos. At the end of each book Bishop explains the extensive work involved in his nature photography, which includes trekking through swamps and woods as well as raising spiders and frogs at home." Horn book Starred Review
Ages 4-8
ISBN: 0-439-87755-5
Price: $17.99
Scholastic Reference
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