by Susan | Oct 23, 2009 | Frogs and the Rainforest, Frogs in Film, Learn about Frogs, Literary Amphibians, Read about Frogs
With Disney’s Princess and the Frog coming in December, we’ve been thinking a lot about frogs and princesses and princes, especially new twists on the classic fairy tale. I reread the original Grimm’s tale and was surprised that in this version, the...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2009 | Learn about Frogs, Read about Frogs
School is just around the corner, so we’ve put together some recent books and DVDs about our amphibian friends that you, your students, or your kids might enjoy. The descriptions are from Amazon or from the publishers’ websites. Books for Kids Face to Face...
by Susan | Jul 30, 2009 | Read about Frogs
I celebrated my birthday this past week, and my husband John gave me a frog book, wrapped in frog paper, with, of course, a frog birthday card (featuring a red-eyed tree frog). Anyway, I love the book he gave me: Frogs and Toads of North America: A Comprehensive Guide...
by Susan | Jun 21, 2009 | Learn about Frogs, Read about Frogs
In 1995, a teacher and her students in southern Minnesota discovered a pond full of frogs with deformities: some frogs with extra legs or eyes missing, others with extra eyes or missing limbs. A Plague of Frogs by William Souder tells the story of what happened next...
