Former Ladies of the Supremes to which she agreed, and called on former Supremes Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong. Wilson declined, instead opting to forge a solo career, while Birdsong agreed and coaxed former Supreme Jean Terrell to join the new Supremes group (By early 1976, was stated that Terrell and Birdsong would try to create a new group alongside original supreme Florence Ballard, but Ballard's sudden death cancelled their plans). The three of them set about forming a new incarnation of The Supremes, although due to contractual difficulties over the ownership of the name (Mary Wilson was involved in lengthy lawsuits with Motown over
Frog and the Birdsong frequent use in the classroom. In "Pondering: 49 philosophical questions from children", "Frog and the Birdsong" is the selected reading for a group session on what it means to be dead. It is frequently suggested to prompt children to discuss death and their feelings about it, even in a school for deaf children, accompanied by sign language. In a school for special education the book is also used in memorial services. Frog and the Birdsong Frog and the Birdsong (Dutch: ""Kikker en het vogeltje"") is a 1991 children's book by Dutch author and illustrator Max Velthuijs. It is one of