Rumm...rumm...rumm. A male bullfrog sings. A female bullfrog likes his song. And a life cycle begins.
David L. Harrison is a writer of both poetry and prose for
children, and is a biologist as well. His books have received state
awards in Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Arizona, South Dakota,
Indiana, Texas, Kentucky, and Virginia. Awards also include IRA/CBC
Children's Choices, NCTE Notable Poetry Books, and Bank Street
College Best Books. The David Harrison Elementary School in
Springfield, Missouri, is named in his honor. David lives in
Springfield, Missouri.
Kate Cosgrove is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of A
Day With No Words; winner of the Dolly Gray Children's Literature
Award. Cosgrove's book illustrations juried into The 41st and 43rd
Original Art Annual Exhibition in NYC. Her other notable picture
books include And the Bullfrogs Sing- A Life Cycle Begins, named a
Bank Street Best Book of the Year and a Maryland Blue Crab Young
Reader Award Honors book, and The Dirt Book- Poems About Animals
That Live Beneath Our Feet, which was selected for the Texas
Bluebonnet Award Master List. She's usually hiding in her
probably-haunted art studio, with pencil-smudged fingers and a
smelly dog named Stanley.
"Harrison uses simple, short sentences to describe bullfrog
courtship and development . . . The text lends itself well to
reading aloud, with opportunities for sound effects, and the
illustrations show well from a distance. A useful addition to a
nature-themed storytime."—Kirkus Reviews
"In Cosgrove's illustrations, the wide-eyed frogs leap, swim, rest,
and sing among blocks of color filled with energetic scribbles that
outline the many plants of the wetland environments. Whether
full-page illustrations or double-page spreads, the art is full of
movement. A page of back matter gives more information about
bullfrogs and includes a brief bibliography." —The Horn
Book
"Cosgrove’s full-spread illustrations situate cheerful, bulbous
bullfrogs at various ages and stages in layered textures shaded
mostly in green, blue, and lavender. Endnotes offer facts and
resource links, capping this effective conjuring of the bullfrog’s
life and aqueous world." —Publishers Weekly
"Cosgrove’s visuals compliment Harrison’s text; the pictures and
words flow together smoothly and offer an attractive presentation.
. . . A storytime selection, suitable for the juvenile nonfiction
picture book collection." —School Library Journal
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