As always, the team of Brenda Guiberson and Gennady Spirin together create another stunningly illustrated book that tells the life of frogs throughout the world. Spirin's illustrations make the frog seem real, and the reader can almost actually feel the skin, hear the frog song, and watch as the eggs are safely tucked away. Each frog has a unique way of protecting the eggs until they hatch.

The bright orange and blue shiny colored strawberry poison dart frog of Costa Rica trills a sound as a pile of wet leaves becomes the home for eggs. Carrying each hatched tadpole to a separate poll of water high up in the trees.

In the United States, Oklahoma and the lovely Great Plains contain a narrow mouthed toad tyaing moist in a shady spider hole..then when it rains, a song is belted on as they live with a tarantula.

Incredibly in Ecuador, the Surinam toad makes a rattling sound as the female carious 100 eggs! Hard to believe, but 100 eggs are carried in the skin on her back, as she dips and dives for food in the mud. Four months later, froglets break right through the skin and swim free.

Interestingly is the Scarlet-sided pobblebonk who hails from Northeastern Australia. After a heavy rain, the female lays egss of the water and whips up the gooey mess into a ball of bubbles. The ball of bubbles protects the eggs as the float of a raft of whipped up mess.

These are but a few of the frogs beautifully illustrated and intelligently described.

The author notes at the end of the book, that today, one third of frogs struggle to survive. They need clear water, clean air and lots of plants, all of which are sparse in many areas of the world. ( )

A beautifully illustrated book about frogs. Award winning picture book that tells about frogs around the world using bright pictures, onomatopoeia in the form of frog sounds, and short but potent text. I learned so much about how many frogs inhabit our world and how different they all are. ( )

A fascinating look into the life of frogs from around the world and how they hatch and protect their young. Great illustrations and an extended index with additional facts about each frog.

Elaborate, realistic frog illustrations bring ecology, endangered frogs, and the environment to life. Sounds of the ecosystems and details of each type of frog’s life illuminate the importance of preserving the earth. Bibliography, Frog Facts Online. Informational Text

Frog Song takes readers on a journey across the globe to discover how a variety of frogs and toads hatch their eggs to tadpoles. From places such as Spain, Chile, and Costa Rica, readers learn how mother and father frogs carry their eggs and in what environment. This is a beautifully illustrated book that is both informative and a visual feast. Grades K-5 will enjoy this book whether read aloud or independently. ( )