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Hip-pocket papa / Sandra Markle ; illustrated by Alan Marks.

Markle, Sandra. (Author). Marks, Alan, 1957- (illustrator.).

Summary:

When the eggs of the hip-pocket frog hatch, the father sits "while the tadpoles wiggle up his hind legs and into the hidden pockets on his hips." But that is only the beginning of a fascinating adventure--the father must evade predators while searching for the perfect place for his froglets to emerge.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1570917086
  • ISBN: 9781570917080
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
AD650L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.4 0.5 135902.
Awards Note:
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2011
A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject:
Assa darlingtoni > Juvenile literature.
Frogs > Juvenile literature.
Frogs > Infancy > Juvenile literature.
Frogs > Australia > Juvenile literature.
Picture books > Juvenile literature.
Tadpoles > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Summary: When the eggs of the hip-pocket frog hatch, the father sits "while the tadpoles wiggle up his hind legs and into the hidden pockets on his hips." But that is only the beginning of a fascinating adventure--the father must evade predators while searching for the perfect place for his froglets to emerge.