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Flashy, Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (1997, Reinforced Hardcover) 
Flashy, Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (1997, Reinforced Hardcover)

 
Flashy, Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (1997, Reinforced Hardcover)

Publisher: Walker & Co
Publication Date: 1997-03-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0802786162
ISBN-13: 9780802786166
Product ID: EPID696352
Description: An exploration of the many different and unusual frogs that call the rain forest home. Topics covered include life cycle, diet, appearance, and self-defense. Illustrated with color paintings.
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Synopsis
An exploration of the many different and unusual frogs that call the rain forest home. Topics covered include life cycle, diet, appearance, and self-defense. Illustrated with color paintings.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, reproduction, and habitat of frogs that live in the rain forest.

Details
Publication Date:1997-03-01
Illustrator:Kendahl Jan Jubb

Size
Height:9.5 in
Width:10.5 in
Thickness:5.0 in
Weight:14.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Combines lush, vivid illustrations with succinct profiles of a wide variety of rain forest frogs as they jump, hop, climb, hide, and more, and celebrates different types, from thumb-sized frogs to frogs the size of kittens.

Industry Reviews
Gr 1-4 Although many books on tropical rain forests include information about tree frogs, none concentrates on these animals to the extent that Patent does here. She discusses rain-forest ecology and how it affects the lives of the small creatures, but her primary focus is on the frogs themselves. The author notes the similarities and differences in their life cycles, especially the ways they produce their young. Patent mentions the poisonous properties of some frogs and notes the use of the poison both by native hunters and by scientists developing medicines. She also mentions the endangered status of frogs in some parts of the world. Maps indicate the regions where various creatures live. Jubb's illustrations are colorful but somewhat overcrowded. Although the approach emphasizes the abundant plant and animal life of the tropical rain forest, it makes focusing on the frogs themselves difficult at times. Also, the pictures don't convey effectively the size differences noted in the text. Still, they do an adequate job of holding children's attention. The material is interesting enough to draw a wider audience than just students doing reports. Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN
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