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Description edit
Illus. in full color. A modern fable of a minnow who wants to follow his tadpole friend--who becomes a frog--onto land.
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Characters/People edit
- Fish: Fish and tadpole are friends when they are young but tadpole grows up to become a frog and leaves the water and fish is confused and wants to do the same thing.
- Tadpole/Frog: Tadpole/Frog is best friends with fish but develops into a frog from a tadpole. He leaves the water and fish wonders why until ultimately frog helps fish learn that we are all individuals.
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“"Look" he said triumphantly. "Look, I am a frog!""Nonsense," said the minnow. "How could you be a frog if only last night you were a little fish, just like me!"They argued and argued until finally the tadpole said, ""Frogs are frogs and fish is fish and that's that!"”
First Sentence edit
At the edge of the woods there was a pond, and there a minnow and a tadpole swam among the weeds.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Mental Models: Shows with vivid illustrations how our model of the world affect how we process new information.
- The Individuality of Temperaments: Describe this theme.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Leo Lionni (Author)
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Page Count: 32
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- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Friendship › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Self-Esteem & Self-Respect › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Animals › Fish › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( L ) › Lionni, Leo
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8 › Picture Books
- Books › Children's Books › Animals › Frogs & Toads
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Classics by Age
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