Hip-Pocket Papa by Sandra Markle - ISBN: 9781570917097
Paperback
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.

Hip-Pocket Papa

  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    24 September 2019

Summary

Delve deep into Australia’s rainforest and meet a papa hip-pocket frog who carries his babies inside pouches on his legs.Little papa, big jobSandra Markle and Alan Marks, creators of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award-winning A Mother’s Journey, offer an up-close look at the miniature world of the hip-pocket frog.The male Australian hip-pocket frog, no bigger than an adult human’s thumbnail, cares for his children as they grow from tadpoles to young froglets inside the pouches on his legs.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781570917097
ISBN-10:1570917094
Author:Sandra Markle, Alan Marks
Publisher:Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Imprint:Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:24 September 2019
Weight:194g
Dimensions:279mm x 216mm
About The Author

Sandra Markle

Sandra Markle has written over seventy nonfiction books for young readers, including her Growing Up Wild and Outside and Inside series. Her books have won awards from the Boston Globe/Horn Book, NSTA/CBC, ABA, and ALA. She lives in Florida.

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