Frog Song
MEGAN HOLLINGSWORTH
illustrated by BONNIE GORDON-LUCAS
www.frogsongbook.com
“This imaginative story of a treefrog from Panama brings to light the desperate plight of frogs and salamanders around the globe. In Frog Song, Megan Hollingsworth skillfully uses poetry and prose to highlight this important conservation issue for children and adults alike.”
—Douglas W. Tallamy ∣ author of Nature’s Best Hope
Written by Megan Hollingsworth and illustrated by Bonnie Gordon-Lucas, Frog Song is an educational book that features an interspecies love poem inspired by the life of Toughie, a rare treefrog whose story is part of a big death—the sixth mass extinction—that holds potential for as big a birth. With supplemental information, activities, and resources for further learning, Frog Song supports imagination put to practical action for everyone’s benefit.
Frog Song is recommended for readers ages 9 and up. The limited first edition sewn hardcover is offered online and through independent bookstores at the cost of printing responsibly with Calverts North Star Press, a worker-owned cooperative based in Bethnal Green, east London. For more reviews, upcoming readings, and the readers’ illustration gallery, please visit www.frogsongbook.com.
“Beautifully written and illustrated, Frog Song will appeal to all ages of nature lovers and shows us how we can help sustain a world that protects frogs and other amphibians.”
—Cindy Christin ∣ retired children's librarian