In my teens, I spent a year in Denmark. In my 20’s, I lived in South America for 3 years. Now, as I end my 40’s, I like to stay home. But that doesn’t mean I’m not interested in far off places. And that’s the beauty of reading. I can “visit” other places, but still curl up at night, pinned between two basset hounds. As you can see, they don’t leave much room for me.
So when I discovered Frog Song, written by Brenda Z. Guiberson and illustrated by Gennady Spirin, I was rather excited.
Each two page spread celebrates a frog from a different place: Costa Rica, Oklahoma, Ecuador, Australia, Spain,Chile, Ethiopia,Borneo, New Zealand and Canada. My favorite species’ name is the Scarlet-sided pobblebonk from Australia. The book is a good intro to frog species. The illustrations are huge and magnificent, adding to the young reader’s knowledge.
More details about each species are given at the back, as are details about threats to frogs, a bibliography and links to online resources.
Another great book for budding herpetologists.
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