Meet Francois, the Dashing Croaker as he tells his story of the life cycle of a frog in the only way he can tell it -fun and entertaining. According to him, it is a “story of triumph, of courage, and most importantly….of love!”. The story of Francois is contrasted with a nonfiction expository text entitled The Life Cycle of a Frog, and accompanied with a rythmic poem, Swamp Symphonies.”