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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Frogs on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep. Age appropriateness: primary, intermediate Genre: Modern Fantasy Media: watercolor This book is a great example of modern fantasy because while it does hold some truth and has a realistic setting, there are definitely elements that are not fictional. Even though the story has very little words and contains mainly pictures, the reader can gather that there are frogs on lily pads floating through the air, inside houses and around trees. This is impossible and therefore puts this story in the modern fantasy genre Magical Realism elements in David Wiesner's work: http://bigblogofmarvel.blogspot.com/s... This book is about certain events that take place on Tuesday at 8pm. First a turtle sitting on a log notices frogs flying on lilypads. The book takes you thru out the night and see what the frog sees while on his flight trip. When the sun comes up the frogs and the lily pads begin to land. Everything seems back to normal for the rest of the week. But again comes Tuesday, 8pm and ther goes the flying pigs. This book will be enjoyed by the children because of th bold colors of the pictures. It also puts imagination of the the animals flying around. The children will find it amusing as the frog sees what he sees. The children can retell the ending by saying what the pig might see. The children can also draw pictures of them flying around. A visually stunning book that follows a bunch of frogs as they cruise over countryside and through the subarbs on their lily pads that they ride like magic carpets. Along the way there are minor mishaps, but its nothing that will keep these frogs from their Tuesday night ritual. The pictures are the strength of this book. 0.188 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0395870828, Paperback)"Tuesday evening, around eight"--a deceptively mundane beginning for what proves to be a thrilling, miraculous, and surreal amphibian journey. Slowly and quietly on this particular Tuesday, a few fat frogs begin hovering over a swamp, riding lily pads like magic carpets. Clearly satisfied and comfortable, the floating frogs are as serene as little green buddhas. Gradually, the flying fleet grows in momentum and number, sailing over the countryside and into an unsuspecting town. These frogs know how to have fun--startling the occasional bird, waving webbed feet at late-night snack-eaters, and even changing the channels on a sleeping granny's television. As day breaks, the frogs lose their lily pads, head back to the pond, and wait impatiently for their next scheduled departure.Tuesday won the 1992 Caldecott Medal and, among other honors, was named as an ALA Notable Children's Book. The critical acclaim will come as no surprise to anyone who opens the pages of this beautiful and humorous book. With hardly any words (except those noting the time), David Wiesner creates a wondrous romp as silent as the middle of the night. Using the rich purples, blues, and greens of late evening, Wiesner draws readers into the warm, incandescent world of frog flight. "Read" this wordless wonder to children and savor it for yourself as well. Chances are, you and the youngsters will both find yourselves poised at the window, hoping to catch a few airborne frogs in the act. (Ages 4 and older) (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:11 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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