Fabulous Frogs

Hopgood's mixed-media artwork is rich in greens and browns and full of splattery textures, especially the frogs. Most frog books focus on life cycle; this one nicely highlights diversity instead. --Kirkus Reviews Unique to Jenkins and Hopgood's collaboration is the book's design. Wonderfully sprinkled throughout, Hopgood's vibrant, eye-catching mixed-media renditions of frogs in mottled, earthy hues aptly complement Jenkins' accompanying narrative. Ideal for a wide range of early elementary students. --Booklist

Jenkins (The History of Money) presents a light...overview of species of frogs from around the world, accompanied by vivid mixed-media illustrations from Hopgood (Hooray for Hoppy!). --Publishers Weekly

A strong choice for group storytimes or science lessons, this volume will spark children's interest. --School Library Journal

Jenkins shares his fascination with the many sizes, shapes, and features of frogs in this survey of frog species...Hopgood's colorful, creative mixed-media illustrations of frogs, sometimes accompanied by hints of the surrounding environment, sometimes isolated on a white background, are technically precise in representing the main features of each species yet artistic in the rendering of textures and anatomical details. --The Horn Book

This is a beautifully illustrated non-fiction book with great scientific information...the frogs seem to jump right off the page. I have not been so excited over a book in some time. Readers will love reading this easy non-fiction book, and teachers could use it for a unit on amphibians. Index. Website. --School Library Connection