It's a Frog's Life

Animal Diaries

by Steve Parker, Robert Morton (Illustrator), Robin Carter (Illustrator)

Uses the viewpoint of a frog to present life at a busy English pond, including the activities of other frogs, a toad, a newt, and a heron.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1999

About the author

Steve Parker is a British science writer of children's and adult's books. He has written more than 300 titles and contributed to or edited another 150.

Born in Warrington, Lancashire, in 1952, Parker attended Strodes College, Egham and gained a BSc First Class Honours in Zoology at the University of Wales, Bangor. He worked as an exhibition scientist at the Natural History Museum, and as editor and managing editor at Dorling Kindersley Publishers, and commissioning editor at medical periodical GP, before becoming a freelance writer in the late 1980s. He is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. Parker is based in Suffolk with his family.

Parker's writing career began with 10 early titles in Dorling Kindersley's multi-award-winning Eyewitness series, from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He has since worked for more than a dozen children's book publishers and been shortlisted for, among others, the Rhone-Poulenc Science Book Prize, Times Educational Information Book of the Year, and Blue Peter Book Award.

Reviews

[Emilee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book. Very informative in a fun way for kids. Probably good for grades 2-5. Not really what I was looking for for my Pre-K class but I will keep it for the nice graphics. I think it will still be of some help.

[Selina · Rating 5 out of 5]

perfect nature science.

[Rachel Banks · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book, you learn about the life and anatomy of a frog in a fun way. As you’re reading the book, the frog is the one narrating in journal format, so it appears as if the frog is describing itself and its actions to you personally. This book would be interesting to introduce to a class of younger students. You could use it in a science unit or in a writing unit, teaching students about casual writing. You could also have this on your shelf and maybe suggest it to a student who is interested in animals.

[Lisa Overberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an informational text is written from the viewpoint of a small frog. It provides accurate information concerning the life cycle of a frog from birth to adulthood, what frogs like to eat, where they live, and predators they encounter. The book provides excellent diagrams and drawings which are colorful and inviting. This book would be a good supplement to a science unit on the frog lifecycle and even a science unit on animal habitats.

Grade Interest Level: K-3
DRA Level: Not Available

[Robyn Regan]

This is an informational text is written from the viewpoint of a small frog. It provides accurate information concerning the life cycle of a frog from birth to adulthood. It has excellent diagrams and drawings that are colorful. This book would be a good supplement to a science unit on the frog lifecycle.

Grade Interest Level: K-3
DRA Level: Not Avaialble