num_pages: 40
description: Born in 1763 on a farm in central Japan, Issa began writing haiku as a young child. Matthew Gollub has integrated the story of Issa's life and selections of his best-known work with Kazuko Stone's visual interpretations in the form of whimsical watercolors. Full color.
language: English
title: Cool Melons - Turn To Frogs!: The Life And Poems Of Issa
titlecomplete: Cool Melons - Turn To Frogs!: The Life And Poems Of Issa
genres: Asian Literature, Childrens, Japan, Classics, Nature, Picture Books, Poetry, Juvenile, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 102
publisher: Lee & Low Books