From Tadpole to Frog »

Wendy Pfeffer is the author of several titles in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including Sounds All Around and Wiggling Worms at Work. She lives in Pennington, New Jersey.

Wendy Pfeffer describes the amazing metamorphosis from tiny, jellylike egg, to little fishy tadpole, to great big bullfrog. Holly Keller has created the archetypal frog pond and we see it through the seasons as the tadpoles grow legs and lungs and eventually hop onto land: bullfrogs at last. "Well-designed ink drawings washed with soft-toned watercolors stretch across the double-page spreads, showing the action above and below water level. . . .an attractive, general introduction."—BL.

1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)
Best Children's Science Books, 1994 (Science Books and Films)

Children's Literature

Children who are just beginning to read can learn about their world with the "Lets-Read-And-Find-Out Science" series. The series is well conceived and the developmental reading and interest level are nicely matched. Many outstanding nonfiction writers and illustrators have contributed to this series. For ages three to six, there are Stage 1 books which include Pfeffer's From Tadpole to Frog. It depicts the amazing metamorphosis of a tiny tadpole to great big bullfrog. Also available in audio format.