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A zany, unpredictable picture book from this best-selling and hilarious author/illustrator couple. Tadpole loves his rainbow friend, the caterpillar, and she tells him she loves everything about him. “Promise that you will never change,” she says. But as the seasons pass and he matures, his... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Tadpole/Frog: Little Black Pearl
- Libby Harnishfeger Duggan: This would be a good book to read when doing a unit on life cycles. Students could talk about what they know about tadpoles and caterpillars which would be helpful for them when practicing the strategy of prediction when reading. I would want to point out to the class the way that the book is oriented and make some guesses about why the author and illustrator chose to make the pages turn in this way. I especially love the first page of this book, it sounds so literary. It might even be a good book to read aloud and share with students the way Jeanne Willis decided to begin her story.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tony Ross (Author)
- Jeanne Willis
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