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9780152059903 Hardcover
0152059903
$16.00
40pages
Available
Trim Size:
9-1/4 x 12
Copyright Year:
2008
Territory:
World
Ages: 3 to 7 years |
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Synopsis |
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Rex is a tiny tadpole who can't wait to grow up and be big like everybody else. Unfortunately for Rex, he lives in a prehistoric swamp . . . and everybody else is a gigantic dinosaur.
With a little time--and a lot of patience--Rex does grow, gaining arms and legs and, most importantly, a personality big enough to take on even the mightiest of his neighbors.
Includes a note from the author about metamorphosis, prehistoric frogs, and the environmental challenges frogs face today.
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Praise |
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"The rhyming text is image-rich, informational, and fun to read aloud. . . . Cyrus's oversize artwork conveys information spectacularly, beginning with a dramatic wrap-around cover and continuing with interesting perspectives of dinosaurs and the prehistoric environment. Created in scratchboard and then colored digitally, the illustrations are luminous and striking. . . . This is an exciting blend of science and literature that children will appreciate."
--School Library Journal, starred review, June 2008
School Library Journal,6/1/2008
"The swampy greens and hard edges of the digitally colored scratchboard artwork suit the prehistoric period and rough scales of the dinosaurs perfectly, while the varying scale of the illustrations will keep readers on their toes—Cyrus is a master of the extreme close-up. Readers will thrill to the action and suspense while teachers will appreciate the subtle lesson on the life cycle of frogs."
-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, May 1, 2008
Kirkus Reviews,5/1/2008
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Biography |
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KURT CYRUS is the illustrator of M. T. Anderson's Whales on Stilts, and The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen. He lives in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
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General Subjects |
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Juvenile Nonfiction- Animals/Reptiles & Amphibians
Juvenile Nonfiction- Animals/Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creature
Juvenile Nonfiction- General
Juvenile Nonfiction- Nature/General
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Curriculum Themes |
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Animals- Dinosaurs
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Animals- Frogs & Toads
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| Science & Nature |
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Rights Details |
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| Rights Sold: |
An Alternate Selection of Children's Book of the Month Club |
| Rights Holders: |
B/T/A/P/M: Harcourt |
Rights Information |
Harcourt Children's Books
A Division ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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