Tadpole Rex
Rex is a tiny tadpole who can't wait to grow up and be big like everybody else. Unfortunately for Rex, he lives in a prehistoric swamp . . . and everybody else is a gigantic dinosaur. With a little time--and a lot of patience--Rex does grow, gaining arms and legs and, most importantly,...
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Rex is a tiny tadpole who can't wait to grow up and be big like everybody else. Unfortunately for Rex, he lives in a prehistoric swamp . . . and everybody else is a gigantic dinosaur. With a little time--and a lot of patience--Rex does grow, gaining arms and legs and, most importantly, a personality big enough to take on even the mightiest of his neighbors. Includes a note from the author about metamorphosis, prehistoric frogs, and the environmental challenges frogs face today.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780152059903 (0152059903)
Publish date: June 1st 2008
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
I really liked this book--I enjoyed the story, I loved the way the pictures captured this prehistoric world. The rhyming text was smooth, fluid, creative, and fun to read aloud, and in a way, it sort of reminded me of the rhythm of A Frog in the Bog. My nephew enjoyed the dinosaurs in this book, an...
This was good. The pictures are bold, the tadpole engaging somehow. The PandaBat took it to school today to share with her class.
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