Tadpoles Grow Up / Tadpoles and Frogs

Fiction and nonfiction pairs provide opportunities for students to analyze and compare different perspectives. This pairing supports thinking across texts by illustrating how different authors treat a similar topic. Excitingly, this pairing contrasts craft and structure of fiction with craft and structure of informational texts. In the fictional narrative, Tadpoles Grow Up, readers are introduced to math and science concepts. Tadpole is a loveable character, he's not quite sure where he's going in the world. He watches the world around him change, and his own body change too. Pretty soon he's a hip, hopping frog on land, looking for a tasty meal. This fiction book is paired with the book, Tadpoles and Frogs, for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies. In this nonfiction book, strong full-color photographs provide grade-appropriate, curriculum-mandated nonfiction information on the life cycle of a frog. This book demonstrates strong cause and effect and classifications. Excite your early scientists through this theme set about frogs and their life-cycle.