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Nic Bishop Frogs
by Nic Bishop
A Junior Library Guild Award Book
Kids' Wings Award for Outstanding Literature
A Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee^SM

"Once, I jumped when a piece of wood hopped from under my feet and turned into a toad, unlike any I had seen before."

So, you think you know a lot about frogs, do you? Well, get ready for a BIG surprise! There are some things you probably don't know! When you read Nic Bishop Frogs, you will discover the answers to lots of questions like:

What is the difference between frogs and toads?
How many more bones do you have than a frog? Which bones are missing in frogs?
How do green-eyed tree frogs climb trees?
Where are frogs' ears?
How do frogs use their eyes in other ways than in seeing?
Which frogs are poisonous?
Which frog can jump the longest distance?
How do frogs survive in dry places?
Can frogs freeze and survive?
Can you name three ways that frogs breathe in their lifetimes?
What remarkable things does a strawberry dart poison frog do to protect its tadpoles?

Absolutely amazing photographs and descriptions of a menagerie of frogs will delight readers of all ages!

Research Links
for Nic Bishop Frogs

Frogs and Toads in Sounds and Color
Glass Frogs
Jumping into Frogs and Toads, A Web Quest for K-2
Exploratorium: Frogs
Frogland
The Wild Ones
Frog Dissection Kit
Frogs and Friends
Biography of Jim Henson, Kermit's Daddy

Literary Connections / Picture Books

Nic Bishop Spiders by Nic Bishop
Too Many Frogs by Sandy Asher
A Frog in a Bog by Karma Wilson

Nic Bishop Frogs

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A 14-page unit for Nic Bishop Frogs is a part of a collection of 23 units in Gifts and Givers

The Unit Contains:
Getting Ready to Read Nonfiction: Pretest
Discussion Cards
Crossword Puzzle
Readers’ Theater Introduction
Readers Theater--Froggy Facts
Map Study
Note Taking
Complete the Picture
Multiple Choice Comprehension Activities, 2 pages
Frog Research: Learn More About Frogs

With special thanks to Robert Finley for the background music, "Petite Suite Ballet " by Achille-Claude Debussy

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