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Available
Genres
Collection
Publication
Puffin Books (1998), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages
Description
Waking up with a frog-like appearance, Wilma proves disruptive at school as she searches for some tasty flies.
User reviews
LibraryThing member cmiersma
When a little green flog dreams of waking up as a human, life becomes rather abnormal for little Wilma. She jumps around school all day eating flies and distracting the rest of the school. Her dream has her jumping right back to her pond where she wakes up to find herself falling off her log.
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A teacher could use this book in the classroom for practice of appreciative listening. Students could draw pictures of frogs and what they think they would look like if they ever turned into a frog.
The characters in this story do not have much dialog, but the reactions and illustrations of them portray the emotions very well and builds the plot. Without the reactions portrayed on the character’s faces, the story would not be as engaging and meaningful to the storyline of the book.
Media: Oil Paints
This
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fantasy has a little frog experience emotions and dreams just like a human being would. The events that take place in this story are unrealistic, but playful for children to image and explore. A teacher could use this book in the classroom for practice of appreciative listening. Students could draw pictures of frogs and what they think they would look like if they ever turned into a frog.
The characters in this story do not have much dialog, but the reactions and illustrations of them portray the emotions very well and builds the plot. Without the reactions portrayed on the character’s faces, the story would not be as engaging and meaningful to the storyline of the book.
Media: Oil Paints
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LibraryThing member Mluke04
This is a fantasy because it is the story of a frog dreaming that she is a green child. She jumps around the house eating flies and goes to school with normal children.
The style is effective for younger children. Stories written in rhyme capture and hold the attention of young children.
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The style is effective for younger children. Stories written in rhyme capture and hold the attention of young children.
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LibraryThing member kalonzo
This funny picture book, Green Wilma is about Wilma waking up all green. She goes to school but can't keep her seat! She is bouncing around in gym then continues like this into class. She is hungry and begins to chase a fly, out the window she goes and jumps into a pond where a big fish is waiting
I read this book in my service learning assignment for school. I think about how wide the kids eyes got when they see Wilma jumping all around school. Many of them comment how "cool" that would be to go to school as a frog!
I would give the kids green suckers and let them eat them while we read this story. They would turn to one another after the story and see that each others tongues are green. We would then discuss what it would be like to be a frog, talk about the things we would eat and the places we would go.
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for her. Wilma soon wakes up on a log and recalls what they teach every little frog "When you dream, becareful not to fall off the log."I read this book in my service learning assignment for school. I think about how wide the kids eyes got when they see Wilma jumping all around school. Many of them comment how "cool" that would be to go to school as a frog!
I would give the kids green suckers and let them eat them while we read this story. They would turn to one another after the story and see that each others tongues are green. We would then discuss what it would be like to be a frog, talk about the things we would eat and the places we would go.
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LibraryThing member onyx95
Wilma starts out waking up in bed, Green! Going to breakfast as a green frog, wanting to eat flies, hopping to the school bus, Green Wilma goes through her day at school only to hop after a fly. Finally she catches that fly, and lands in Miller’s Pond, really waking up.
My kids love this book,
My kids love this book,
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especially the part about it really being a frog dreaming of being a girl and not a girl dreaming of being a frog - basically! The pictures lend a lot to the story, from waking in the bed to hopping through the lunchroom after that fly all the way to landing in the Pond. There is also a bit of a rhyming cadence to the story that the kids like to hear. A fun way to spend some time with the kids. Show Less
LibraryThing member mel2209
This book is a comical story about a little frog who drifts off into dreamland. She goes to school, chases flies, creates havoc in the lunchroom, and even jumps in a fish tank. In the end she is awakened by a frightful fall into the pond, ending the story and her exciting dream about attending
I think this book is excellent and would be appreciated by children. It has bright colorful pictures, includes relatable stories told in a way that brings laughter to them.
In the classroom I would use this book as an example of how to act and not act in school. It would be great for the first week, especially in a younger grade when children are not as experienced in classroom etiquette. Another idea for classroom use would be to use to stimulate thought and ideas for a creative writing session. Children could make their own book from a dream, or idea they have and illustrate it accordingly.
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school.I think this book is excellent and would be appreciated by children. It has bright colorful pictures, includes relatable stories told in a way that brings laughter to them.
In the classroom I would use this book as an example of how to act and not act in school. It would be great for the first week, especially in a younger grade when children are not as experienced in classroom etiquette. Another idea for classroom use would be to use to stimulate thought and ideas for a creative writing session. Children could make their own book from a dream, or idea they have and illustrate it accordingly.
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LibraryThing member YouthGPL
Merideth says: This is a super cute book about a little frog who dreams of being a girl. Rhyming text makes it easy to follow and the illustrations are bright and colorful.
LibraryThing member runner_roader
This is a funny story about Wilma a little girl who walks up all green. She asks for bugs for breakfast and then hops out the window to head for school. She just can't keep still hopping all over the room and then tries to eat a fly off the teachers nose. The fly gets away so Wilma hops after the
In the classroom, this story would make for a great example of classroom manners. This would be good to read to a kindergarten class during their first week or two in school. It would also make for a good creative writing spin off. Students could write about a dream they have experienced and all additional details.
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fly, bouncy through the halls, out the door, and over the hills, coming to a pond. She falls in ending her dream of attending school.In the classroom, this story would make for a great example of classroom manners. This would be good to read to a kindergarten class during their first week or two in school. It would also make for a good creative writing spin off. Students could write about a dream they have experienced and all additional details.
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LibraryThing member jrlandry1410
Green Wilma wakes up one day to realize that she's turned green and has a taste for flies. Her parents and teachers don't know what to do with her, so she hops right out of class and straight to a pond, only to wake up and realize that she's been a frog all along. This is a really cute book, and
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it's mostly just fun for children. Show Less
LibraryThing member DerekHendricks
Summary: This book is written with rhymes and tells the story of a girl named Wilma who woke up one morning to find that she was green. She soon started eating flies. She went to school and started chasing a fly and hopped all the way to the pond.
Person Reaction: A wonderful and thoughtful story
Classroom Extensions: Help teach the kids manners and be polite. Help them create a story if they woke up as a frog.
Person Reaction: A wonderful and thoughtful story
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for kids. Great pictures and rhyming. Classroom Extensions: Help teach the kids manners and be polite. Help them create a story if they woke up as a frog.
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LibraryThing member JasmineOehler
Summary:
Green Wilma is a story about a girl named Wilma who wakes up one morning to discover he has turned into a frog. She tries to go about her normal daily schedule, but her froggy-ness just gets in the way.
Personal Reaction:
I personally thought this was a very cute book. I'm familiar with the
Classroom Extensions:
1. Read this book if you're learning about frogs in class.
2. Have children write a story about what would happen if they woke up as a frog. What would be different?
Green Wilma is a story about a girl named Wilma who wakes up one morning to discover he has turned into a frog. She tries to go about her normal daily schedule, but her froggy-ness just gets in the way.
Personal Reaction:
I personally thought this was a very cute book. I'm familiar with the
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illustrator, so I enjoyed the pictures.Classroom Extensions:
1. Read this book if you're learning about frogs in class.
2. Have children write a story about what would happen if they woke up as a frog. What would be different?
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LibraryThing member MaryKateCollins
Summery:
The main character, Wilma, wakes up one lovely morning as a frog! She then proceeds to go to school and wreak havoc on the classroom and all the students! She then leaves the school, finding her real home in a nearby pond while chasing a fly.
Personal Reflection:
I absolutely loved this
Classroom Extension:
You could do a whole section on frogs, and write concrete poem in the shape of frog.
Or, you might a field day, and go to a local lake or pond and catch frogs and talk about their environment and their diets.
The main character, Wilma, wakes up one lovely morning as a frog! She then proceeds to go to school and wreak havoc on the classroom and all the students! She then leaves the school, finding her real home in a nearby pond while chasing a fly.
Personal Reflection:
I absolutely loved this
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book, and all the illustrations. The vivid colors really make the pictures "hop" off the page! Classroom Extension:
You could do a whole section on frogs, and write concrete poem in the shape of frog.
Or, you might a field day, and go to a local lake or pond and catch frogs and talk about their environment and their diets.
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LibraryThing member Holly1204
Summary:
The story begins with a young girl waking up looking like a green frog. Her parents did not want her to go to school, but she rushed off. At school she chased a fly through different rooms and down the street to a pond. When she landed in the water she woke up and remembered frogs should be
Personal Reaction:
This book took me by surprise. I thought it was about a little girl that was sick and wanted to act like a frog. When I read the last page I couldn't help but to giggle.
Classroom Extensions:
1. The class can make paper bag frogs while learning about their habitat.
2. The class can each share their morning routines and see how many are similar and point out how we are all different even if it is just one small detail.
The story begins with a young girl waking up looking like a green frog. Her parents did not want her to go to school, but she rushed off. At school she chased a fly through different rooms and down the street to a pond. When she landed in the water she woke up and remembered frogs should be
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careful when napping on a log.Personal Reaction:
This book took me by surprise. I thought it was about a little girl that was sick and wanted to act like a frog. When I read the last page I couldn't help but to giggle.
Classroom Extensions:
1. The class can make paper bag frogs while learning about their habitat.
2. The class can each share their morning routines and see how many are similar and point out how we are all different even if it is just one small detail.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 9.52 x 0.12 inches
ISBN
0140563628 / 9780140563627