5 Green and Speckled Frogs - Hardcover

Kelly, Martin; Legris, Phil

9781929766123: 5 Green and Speckled Frogs

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1929766122 ISBN 13: 9781929766123

Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc, 2000

Brash and edgy, it's a downtown book for kids and parents with just a bit of attitude-and for everyone who's ready for some all-out ants-in-your-pants fun. Spiffy photo-manipulation and cutting-edge design team up with a nursery song every self-respecting child already knows and loves. And who can resist a menagerie of odd and endearing critters surrounded by hundreds of ants crawling up, down, on and off the board book pages? THE ANTS CAME MARCHING IN introduces a series of bold, up-to-the-second versions of classic children's songs and rhymes from Handprint.

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About the Author:

Brooklyn-based Martin Kelly was inspired to create this book after watching a stream of ants marching across his kitchen sink...and after staring at his computer screen for too many hours.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Though these two vibrant titles have a fair amount of text, they are based on well-known songs, so they may be familiar to the intended audience. Both combine photography and computer graphics that at times look surreal. In one sequence in the first book, a bright pink door occupies center page as ants march through it, while four black-and-white cows, at various distances and angles, gaze placidly at readers. There are some clever visual effects in Frogs. On one page, the little creatures are shown half out of the water but their underwater bodies are clearly visible through a veil of light blue "water." Most of the computer-enhanced frogs look fake but they and the various insects around them are nevertheless appealing. The text color changes for each stanza as does the background on every spread. Good additions to board-book baskets, especially for fans of frogs, insects, and animals.
Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
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