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Five fat friendly frogs following four flamingoes to the factory.

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F is for Fritter

A fritter is food such as fruit, vegetables or meat that has been coated in batter and fried.

F is for Frock

A frock is another word for a dress.

F is for Frog

Frogs can be found around fresh water, including in deserts when it only rains every few years. They can breathe through their skin when they are in water. Frogs lay eggs, which hatch into tadpoles. Frogs come in a great variety of colours and can range in size from as small as a fingernail up to about 30cm long. Frogs that are very warty are often called toads.

F is for Frond

A frond is a special type of leaf that is usually found on ferns. Palm trees also have fronds. The fronds on ferns start curled up, and uncurl as they grow.

F is for Frost

Frost happens when something gets cold enough for water in the air to freeze on it. Frosts usually happen overnight, and in the morning there will be small ice crystals covering everything.
Frost can kill many kinds of plants, especially young seedlings.

F is for Frosting

Frosting, also called icing, is a sweet, colored layer that you often see on cakes and other baked goods.

F is for Froth

Froth is a collection of tiny bubbles that makes a kind of soft foam. Froth is often found on the top of cappuccinos, and on the seashore.

F is for Frown

A frown is a facial expression that people have when they are sad, dissatisfied, angry, worried or concentrating.

F is for Froze

Froze is the past tense of freeze.

F is for Frozen

Something is frozen if it has been made so cold that it goes solid. When water is frozen it turns to ice. The photo is of some frozen vegetables.

F is for Fruit

Fruits are a sweet part of the plant that the plant uses to spread its seeds. Animals take the fruit and eat it, spreading the seeds inside around. Fruit is usually eaten raw, but can also be cooked or made into jam. Fruit grows when a flower is fertilised by an insect.

F is for Fry

Frying is a way of cooking food in a shallow pan over heat. Most things are fried in fat or oil.

F is for Frying pan

A frying pan, frypan or skillet is a shallow metal pan used for frying food. It usually has one long handle. Frying pans are good for frying bacon and eggs.

F is for Fuchsia

Fuchsias (sometimes misspelt fuscia or fushcia) are popular garden plants that generally have bright pink flowers. Most fuchsias are tropical shrubs, but some will grow in cooler regions and others grow into trees. They are very easy to grow from cuttings.

F is for Fudge

Fudge is a soft candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Fudge can come in a variety of flavors such as chocolate, vanilla, or peanut butter.

F is for Fuel

Fuel is something that can be turned into energy. Firewood, coal and gasoline are all fuels that can be burnt to produce fire and heat. Uranium is fuel in a nuclear reactor. Food is fuel for people.

F is for Full

Something is full if there is no room to fit anything else inside. The bucket in the picture is full of grapes. The opposite of full is empty.

F is for Fun

You are having fun when you are doing something you enjoy and that makes you very happy.
The person in the photo is having fun jumping in a bouncy castle.

F is for Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony that happens soon after someone dies. Funeral ceremonies vary between different countries and customs.

F is for Fungi

Fungi is the plural of fungus.