I saw a bullfrog

By Stern, Ellen Stock

Publishers Summary:
Rhyming text and illustrations reveal eleven animals with compound names, such as a catfish, an elephant seal, and a dragonfly, as they would look if they were half one creature and half another. Includes pictures of how each animal actually looks and facts about their unusual names.

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ISBN
978-0-37592-173-5
Publisher
New York : Random House, 2003.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on May 1, 2003

K-Gr 4 A delightful combination of reality and imagination. Stern takes artistic license with compound-named animals, such as the bullfrog, the deer mouse, and the rhinoceros beetle. Exquisitely detailed and wonderfully textured, her acrylic-and-pencil fantasies morph unlikely pairings, such as a zebra and a fish, into a single creature. In addition to combining accurate physical features, Stern infuses her animals with the personalities of their namesakes. The cowbird sits, sweetly serene; the ti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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