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Two frogs

20/09/2007 by Nikita

“Two Frogs” is a fantastic book. I want to share this book today and by doing this, do my “good deed” for today! I love books, even more, children’s books! I’m slowly busy building up a library! I used this book with great success during Philosophy lessons… Firstly, the pictures in this book…just look how stunning! Doesn’t it convey a lot, only by looking at it! That’s why children’s books fascinate me, you get outstanding illustrations and lifelong messages. This book is definitely one of those which you would buy and have different uses for, when teaching. I’m going to copy a few lines from the book…and the images support the text just brilliantly!

—Once there were two frogs sitting on a lily pad in the middle of a large pond. One of the frogs was holding a stick. “What’s that for?” asked the other frog. “For protection,” said the frog with the stick. “This stick is to beat off the dog.”
“What dog?” said the other frog, quickly looking over his shoulder. “I can’t see a dog. There is no dog!” “Not now there isn’t, not at this moment,” replied the frog with the stick. “But what if a dog should come swimming across the pond and try to eat us up? Better be safe than sorry.” The other frog was puzzled. “But no dogs ever come swimming in the pond,” he protested. “At least I’ve never seen one. In fact I can’t even remember seeing one on the edge of the pond. And why would a dog want to come swimming in the pond anyway? They’re not so fond of swimming as us frogs, you know.”

Now, by looking at the pics, you can imagine what happened…I put questions forward to 9 year old children e.g. Should we always be prepared? Should we always think about all the “what ifs”? Is it ridiculous thinking the worst might happen? Why would you want to be prepared for the worst? What do you need to be well prepared? What do you see as “the worst”? How else can we prepare us for the “worst”? This book lends itself to numerous questions and at least an hour’s discussion with children. One of the “what ifs” in this book really happened at the end! That was the dog…but the frogs were already gone and not there to see the dog…

If you want to leave your point of view about these questions, it would be well received!


Image: frogsonice
Please click HERE to read a story about two frogs..do enjoy

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  1. on 24/09/2007 at 18:29 David Wheeler

    I was talking to a Masai pastor from Kenya and he had been on a lion hunt as an adolescent. They carry a spear in one hand, and in the other hand they have a double ended hard stick rather like your frog. Their stick is sharp at both ends. If the lion attacks them first they use the spear. Then if that does not stop it they push the stick into its mouth which stops it closing. Clever like a frog, hey?!
    David W


  2. on 25/09/2007 at 16:26 Nikita

    Very! lol…


  3. on 27/06/2008 at 08:56 Life is sweet « Chessalee

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  4. on 14/07/2008 at 21:43 Year of the frog « Chessalee

    […] this link https://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/two-frogs/ to read about this fantastic frog book! This is a must read picture book! I used it for philosophy […]


  5. on 17/09/2008 at 07:48 Wipneus!

    Ek is ‘n perfeksionis, ek wil hê my lewe moet loop soos ek wil hê dit moet loop! whahaha dus ja ek is altyd “prepared” en ek probeer altyd reg wees vir ingeval die ergste gaan gebeur.

    Ek het ook die ander padda storie gelees, baie geniet!

    Nikita ek is mal oor kinderboeke, jy sal nie glo hoe baie het ek nie. My verskoning is dat ek dit aankoop vir my kleinkinders (wat nog eendag moet kom). Meanwhile lees ek dit self! 😆


  6. on 24/10/2008 at 23:30 Nikita

    hi Wipneus, ek het hierdie kommentaar van jou gemis! Jammer! ja, ek is ook soms maar “bang jan”,dus maak ek seker van alles om my…better safe than sorry! 🙂

    Ja, kinderboeke bly maar ‘n treat! kyk nou veral hierdie een! 🙂 Ek’s gek oor die illustrasies van die paddas, veral die een tweede laaste een hier, die linkerkantste padda, daardie “bodylanguage” van hom! hehe….



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