The fifth instalment of the Albert the Tortoise series sees a new addition to Albert’s garden home, a pond. Whilst exploring the pond, Albert finds a new friend, a tadpole, who vanishes suddenly, leaving Albert upset. After his hibernation, Albert wakes to find his new friend back in the pond, but something about them seems a bit different.

Perfect for use in Key Stage 1 STEM classes, Albert and the Pond presents the lifecycle of a frog through Ian Brown’s humorous and fun-filled writing, whilst also touching on the themes of friendship and patience.

Eoin Clarke’s charming, colourful illustrations accompany Ian Brown’s entertaining story and the book is completed with a rage of tortoise and frog facts, making it a brilliant addition to this popular picture book series.

The inspiration behind the Albert the Tortoise series of picture books is author Ian Brown’s family pet tortoise, also named Albert. Albert has gained many celebrity fans, including Michael Aspel, Joe Sugg, Julian Clary, Jeremy Clarkson, John Craven, Philip Ardagh, Vicki Michelle MBE, Clive Mantle, Danny Miller, Lydia Bright and Paul Whitehouse. Albert also has a large following on social media with over 5.5k fans on Facebook and 1.3k followers on Twitter.