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Once upon a time there was a frog who lived at the bottom of a well. The well was the frog’s whole world, until the day the well ran dry and the bugs began to disappear. What was happening to the world, the frog wondered, and what could he do? The hungry frog decided he must hop to the top of the well to see what he could of the end of the world. Conquering his fear, he peered out, and what did he see? Trees, flowers, meadows, marshes, and all kinds of end-of-the-world creatures! Entranced, the little frog ventured forth to find out more about the world outside his own. Based on a classic Chinese fable, and written and illustrated by the Caldecott-winning Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin, The Frog in the Well is a charming tale of one brave frog and his journey into wisdom.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781681370972
- File size: 39061 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781681370972
- File size: 39061 KB
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- English
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May 1, 2017
In this philosophical treatise on life and wisdom in picture-book form, first published in 1958, a handsome green frog lives happily, alone, at the bottom of a well; for him, it is the whole world. When the well dries up and he ventures up and out, he discovers that the world is much bigger than he thoughtand that it includes a lake full of other frogs. Momentarily, he considers returning to his old life, but then decides, wisely: A foolish frog can be happy all alone at the bottom of a well, but a clever frog can be much happier out here. Tresselt's text is lengthy but well paced; Duvoisin's richly hued illustrations do a good job of capturing the frog's personalityas the original Horn Book review put it, he is mobile in expression and lively in action as well as the beauty of the natural world. martha v. parravano(Copyright 2017 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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