Froggy Learns to Swim

Wait what? Even after the little guy learns to swim, he keeps using his flippers, mask, and snorkel?

That's like if [b:Little Bear|201146|Little Bear (Little Bear, #1)|Else Holmelund Minarik|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1318518124l/201146._SY75_.jpg|506009] had kept all those warm clothes that his mother let him wear, even after learning that his bear fur was enough.

But I do like that Froggy's readers can learn "Bubble bubble toot toot" and "Chicken Airplane Soldier." I will never be able to put my face under water to use the former, but next time I'm in a pool I'll try the latter.

I really liked this book for a few reasons. I liked the use of sound effects in this book. For example, "so Froggy and his parents flopped outside to the pond---flop flop flop." and, "he wound round and round the crossbar ---zzziiinnnggg!" I think this adds an extra element to the story because you can actually read the sound effects and you can even hear them in your head as they are reading. I also liked the illustrations in the book. They changed up in the fact that a few of them would be full-page color illustrations, and the others would be white pages with illustrations of either Froggy, his mother, or a combination of both. I think that this was smart on the author's part because with the white pages and illustrations, it makes show more the reader's eyes move around the page.

The big message of the book is that anyone can do anything they put their minds to. Froggy would say, "No! No! I don't know how to swim!" even though he is a frog and that is what frogs do ----swim. When Froggy's mom was teaching him the "techniques of swimming" by saying things like, "bubble bubble, toot toot, chicken, airplane, soldier" she just made the process of swimming a lot easier for Froggy and he realized that if he really put his mind to it that swimming wasn't as hard as he originally thought it was. At the end, Froggy told his mom, "no! no! I don't want to get out! I want to swim!" Which shows that once he figured out he could actually swim, he never wanted to leave. show less

The language in this book will be stuck in students' heads for the rest of their lives. It is also a fun way to approach the subject of getting children to learn how to swim. After reading about Froggy's first swim children will probably be more likely to enjoy it. Also, this book series has some of my all time favorite illustrations.

FROGGY LEARNS TO SWIM is about a young boy frog who is finally learning to swim in a pond. Froggy’s parents went outside to swim on a hot day but Froggy didn’t want to swim, he wanted to swing. Once he flies off his swing and into the water, Froggy learns to swim with the support from his mother. After a long day of learning, he learns that he actually loves swimming! In this book, the illustrations are lively and fun to look at. The details aren’t too much, but there is just the right amount of color and space to look at that will keep the reader attentive to the story. A lesson learned from this story is to be brave and try new activities. In a classroom setting, a child could tell about a time where they tried something new, show more maybe it was riding a two-wheeled bike, or even trying broccoli. Whatever it is, the child has learned something new and he or she was tough enough to brave it out and learn to love it, or maybe not. Students can also learn about where a frog was born in this story. There are many ideas in thus children’s book that will be intriguing for children to listen to, or read. show less

Summary:
In this children's book, "Froggy Learns to Swim", Froggy is trying to learn to swim. Everyone knows that all frogs can swim and are great swimmers, but Froggy is afraid of the water! As Froggy gets some encouragement and practice he eventually becomes a great swimmer.

Review:
This book is great for read aloud. With all of the sound words used in the story like "flop, flop", this book would be so much fun. All of the books in the Froggy series are great for kids and this one especially has a great meaning of sticking to something and eventually you will get it. Just like how Froggy kept up with swimming and kept practicing and now he is an excellent swimmer!

Froggy is scared of the pond but his mother is there to help him learn how to swim. This would be a good book to read to students who are at that age where they can learn how to swim and it can comfort them to know that is not that scary.

This story is about a frog who is afraid to swim, but once he learns, he doesn't want to get out. A story like this would be perfect for children at younger ages who are having trouble either swimming, or dealing with other goals they are trying to face. I would read this to children in grades pre-k-fourth grade. The illustrations are nice and go along with the story quite well.