The Mysterious Tadpole

Steven Kellogg's classic children's book "The Mysterious Tadpole" holds a special place in my heart as I met the author when I was about 8 or nine years old, when he came to visit my elementary school. He signed a copy of my book, which I read so frequently that some of the pages were falling out of......more

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For his birthday every year this boy's uncle gives him exotic species he finds during his exursions, and one year he gives him a tadpole. The tadpole grows too big for the bowl, so it goes in a tank. Then it grows too big for the tank, so it goes in the tub. It really likes cheeseburgers around this......more

What if you got a tadpole for your birthday that was no ordinary tadpole? Louis named his new tadpole Alphonse and discovered it loved cheeseburgers. Soon it had outgrown its jar, then the sink, next the bathtub, and soon the house. Louis's parents decide Alphonse has to go to the zoo. Louis has oth......more

The wonderful thing about this book is the discussion it can generate for children, before, during and after reading the book. Why is the tadpole mysterious? Why does Alphonse eat cheeseburgers? What is a Loch Ness monster? This book seems to be well suited for teaching a science module. For example......more