Face to Face with Frogs

by Mark Moffett

You’re two inches away from a poison dart frog. You’re lying on the rainforest floor as she hops toward you, utterly fearless. This deadly terribilis frog has nothing to fear; your fear is that any accidental contact with your skin could mean death! Let Mark W. Moffett, winner of the 2006 Lowell Thomas Medal for Exploration, show you around the diverse world of frogs. Get the expert view on our amphibian friends, from metamorphosis to diet, from habitat to distinctive features; and learn why we urgently need to foster a healthier planet for these sensitive creatures.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Childrens, Nature

32 pages, Library Binding

First published February 12, 2008

Reviews

[Sarah1 Hale]

"Frogs" by Mark W. Moffett is a colorful book that informs the reader about many types of frogs. The book tells about frogs around the world and speaks about things like their physical appearance, special features (like poison eek) that some of them have, and where they are located on the earth. Of course the book talks about the dart frog and how they are from Panama and they are bright rainbow colors.

I enjoyed this book, because I love reading about nature and I think frogs are very interesting. I thought all the pictures and words were laid out well in this book and that the information was very easy to follow.

This book is a great teaching tool as you could use this when you are teaching about numerous things. You could use this book when discussing particular parts of the world like the rain forest, or you could use it to talk about the growing process of a frog, or you could just have it in your classroom for any science prodigy in your class haha.

[Madison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Face to Face With Frogs is a nonfiction book that explores all different species of frogs. It talks about the life cycle of frogs, and the different stages of growth they experience. It tells us what frogs eat, it tells us where they live and how they interact with one another. All together it presents tons of facts about frogs.

I really love this book because of the content. it holds so much knowledge and presents it in a way that kids would find appealing. This is a National Geographic book and the photographs are immaculate and capture the frogs so well.

I would give this book to a student who loves learning about facts. It introduces many new words that kids might not know and even has a glossary in the back to teach them what it means. This is probably a higher-level reading book and I would give this to a high 4th grader or a 5th grader.