Leap into this stunning exploration of frogs and toads from around the world! A companion to My Book of Butterflies and My Book of Birds.

When Geraldo Valério was growing up in Brazil, he learned that the tiny creatures he saw swimming in a puddle by the river weren't fish, but tadpoles that would grow and change into entirely different creatures ... and his fascination with frogs and toads began!

In this gorgeous album, Geraldo presents his favorite frog and toad species from around the world. Dazzling paint and paper collage illustrations introduce us to a wide range of creatures: meet the frog who can grow to the size of a small housecat, and the toad who spends most of its life in an underground burrow. Learn fascinating frog and toad facts about what they like to eat, how they grow and reproduce and why one particular toad smells like garlic! Colorful endpapers, showing the frogs and toads as eggs and tadpoles, complete this beautiful book for budding young naturalists.

Includes an introduction, world map, a diagram of a frog and toad's life cycle, a chart explaining the differences between frogs and toads, as well as a glossary, index and suggestions for further reading.

Key Text Features

scientific illustrations

introduction

further information

foreword

author's note

facts

scientific nomenclature

scientific illustrations

map

additional information

captions

glossary

index

labels

Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.3

With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.5

Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.7

With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.9

With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.5

Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.9

Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

Learn how a tadpole becomes a frog with Eric Carle's classic artwork and The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

In this nonfiction story, young readers explore the transformation of a tadpole into a frog. The miracles of nature come to life in this early-learning series centered around life cycles, featuring simple text and Eric Carle's classic illustrations!

WHAT WAS THAT? That's the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That's the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian amigos.

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Young readers are introduced to ponds in this nonfiction board book that includes lift-the-flaps and peek-through pages throughout, as well as prompts and activities to encourage children to get outside and explore their world.

Through simple facts, prompts, and activities, children are introduced to the amazing world of ponds! They'll learn how wriggly tadpoles become hopping frogs, the best way to pond dip, and the types of wildlife one might find on a pond exploration. This sturdy board book, which includes lift-the-flaps and peek-through pages throughout, is the perfect nonfiction book to inspire a love of nature in young readers.

The One Little board book series from Tiger Tales immerses young readers in the natural world. These engaging nonfiction titles present the processes of growth and change in our world, with bite-size facts and lift-the-flaps for an interactive learning experience.

Ribbit! The Truth About Frogs Trade Book (Paperback)

An interactive pop-up book that inspires hands-on learning through the lifecycle of a frog! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning.

Bold, brightly colored pictures, lift-the-flap pages and entertaining rhymes, Pop up Peekaboo: Frog provides lots of opportunities for parent-and-child interaction and hours of amphibian fun. Journey from tadpole to frog and explore all the pop-ups and flaps along the way.

Babies and toddlers will love lifting the big flaps to find five peekaboo surprises pop up from the pages: eggs floating in the water, a tiny tadpole swimming, a fascinating froglet, a fully grown, hopping frog...then the cycle starts all over again! Does your little one know what frogspawn looks like? Can they spot a tadpole swimming? Vocabulary about a frog's lifecycle is woven throughout, making this board book a fun and easy story about a tiny tadpole's transformation.

Inside the pages of this adventure pop-up book, you'll find:

- Hands-on play elements that builds all-round learning skills.
- Look-and-find peekaboo games that reward curiosity.
- Rhythmic, read-aloud text that aids language development.
- Rounded edges and chunky board book pages, protecting babies and their growing teeth!

This pop-up book has been designed as an all-round activity learning experience to get the most out of storytime. Read aloud the lively rhymes that create the amusing story for your kids to follow, and play a guessing game of who is behind the flap! The rhymes and the easy-to-read text help little ones remember the new words they are learning for early language development.

This interactive book for 2-year-olds helps teach young children object permanence, which is an important step in childhood development. Turning the pages and moving the pop-ups helps toddlers learn motor control for improved dexterity.

Complete the Pop-Up book series!

Surprise! The peekaboo fun doesn't stop here! Your little one will enjoy hours of hide-and-seek surprises with the My Pop-Up series. Find your farmyard friends with Pop-Up Peekaboo! Farm, search the oceans in Pop-Up Peekaboo! Under the Sea and travel back in time to find dinosaurs in Pop-up Peekaboo! Baby Dinosaur, and more!

Can you tell your wasps from your hornets or your frogs from your toads? Did you know that hares live in nests while rabbits live underground in burrows? Was it a herring gull or a common gull that stole your fries? And what IS the difference between a shrimp and a prawn? (No, they're not the same animal!)

Get to know the animals that even grown-ups struggle to tell apart, from big cats with different coats like leopards and cheetahs to little bugs like butterflies and moths. Packed with fascinating facts and realistic artwork, Tell Us Apart is a beautiful gift package that outlines the key differences between the often-confused pairs in the animal kingdom to give budding young naturalists a fun facts edge.

This book features amazing photographs and fascinating information about tadpoles, frogs, and toads. It covers the life cycle of frogs in the food chain as both predator and prey. Many unusual frogs are featured, including poison dart frogs, flying tree frogs, and glass frogs. The book also discusses the serious threats to frogs from pollution and destruction of their habitats. The book includes a table of contents, glossary, and discussion questions.

Coquí - Kokee

Dos coquíes regresan a Puerto Rico.

Coquí-Kokee es la historia de dos coquíes que regresan a Puerto Rico luego de haber vivido toda su vida en una isla de Hawaii. El coquí es una pequeña rana endémica de Puerto Rico. Los puertorriqeños sentimos un amor especial por el coquí, y es uno de nuestro símbolos más reconocibles. El puertorriqueño que vive fuera de la isla siente mucha nostalgia cuando llama a familiares o amistades y de momento se escucha el canto del coquí a través del teléfono. Como puertorriqueños, nuestro oído está acostumbrado a la melodía del canto del coquí y al escucharlo nos sentimos que estamos en el terruño. Siempre hemos pensado que el coquí, al ser una especie endémica de la isla, nunca se pudiera aclimatar fuera de Puerto Rico. Pero nos equivocamos. Resulta que en el archipiélago Hawaiino hay una poblacion abundante de coquíes. Y cómo sucedió eso? Dicen los expertos que en el 1988, un barco proveniente de Puerto Rico con material vegetativo, llegó a Hawaii y que de esa manera la pequeña rana pudo llegar hasta esas islas en el océano Pacífico.

Allí en Hawaii, el coquí encontró todas las condiciones ideales para reproducirse. Pero no fue bien recibido por gran parte de la población de Hawaii. Por tal razón, en Hawaii, el coquí es visto como una especie invasora, y su canto resulta molestoso para muchos en Hawaii. Inclusive, el Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Hawaii tiene programas de control de plagas en donde fumigan las áreas en donde se escuchan los coquíes. Hay que señalar que el canto del coquí no le molesta a todos los hawaianos, en especial a muchos descendientes de puertorriqueños que emigraron a Hawaii a principios de los 1900 para los cuales el canto del coquí resulta en una melodía placentera. Y por qué el libro se titula Coquí-Kokee? El título responde a la onomatopeya del canto del coquí. Pero en el idioma inglés, la forma escrita del sonido es Kokee.

La estrella de este estimulante y deslumbrante libro es la rana arbórea de ojos rojos del bosque tropical costarricense. Con su conteo regresivo, este libro cautivador es ideal para leer en voz alta o como fuente de referencia.

En lo más profundo del bosque tropical de Costa Rica, diez pegajosos huevos de rana se aferran a una hoja. Solo nueve eclosionan. Solo ocho renacuajos acaban en el agua que está debajo. Qué tendrán que hacer para sobrevivir, llegar a ser adultos y comenzar el ciclo de nuevo? Esta colorida introducción a la metamorfosis de la rana, bellamente diseñada, se asoma al hábitat de este animal y de sus depredadores con ilustraciones que muestran el proceso de competencia y selección natural. Los co-creadores Tony Piedra y Mackenzie Joy han elaborado un deslumbrante recorrido de la vida de uno de los tesoros de la naturaleza, la rana arbórea de ojos rojos. El apéndice invita a los naturalistas principiantes a aprender cosas asombrosas sobre la rana arbórea, repasar las páginas para descubrir otras especies costarricenses y explorar la bibliografía.

Ribbit! The Truth About Frogs Trade Book (Hardcover)

Set over 24 hours, meet see-through frogs, tiny tadpoles, and rampaging toads in this kids' nonfiction book by expert Dr. Itzue W. Caviedes-Solis.

Journey into the rainforest to follow the lives of these nocturnal animals as they dance, hunt, and fight their way through their day. Frog scientist and conservationist Dr. Itzue W. Caviedes-Solis tells the story of the world's most amazing frogs and toads in the style of a nature documentary, including gentle science explanations of topics such as metamorphosis that are perfect for future biologists. Witness incredible moments including:

- The frog that can turn blue
- A wolverine frog that shoots claws out from beneath its skin
- A female frog that absorbs frogspawn into its own skin!

Beautifully illustrated by Henry Rancourt and packed with animal facts, Frogs (A Day in the Life) encourages kids to look at the incredible roles these mind-boggling amphibians play in ecosystems across the globe.

Also available: Bugs, Big Cats, Sharks, Horses, Birds

Watch frogspawn transform into frogs in this STEM picture book, and watch Millie's own special friendship grow too!

The Pond in the Park offers a gentle introduction to the incredible life cycle of a frog while helping children aged 3-5 overcome their own worries about change and new beginnings.

Millie has started at a new school and making friends hasn't been easy. One morning, Millie's dad points out a pond filled with frogspawn and explains that soon they will go through BIG changes. Just as the frogspawn will grow and transform, can Millie embrace the changes in her life?

This STEM picture book for children offers:

- A gentle introduction to the life cycle of a frog combined with a sweet narrative about Millie and her blossoming friendship.
- A powerful partnership with Woke Babies, who create inspiring and culturally diverse books featuring black and minority ethnic children.
- Bright and appealing illustrations and an engaging story to teach children about the lifecycle of a frog.

This is the ideal book for children who are starting school and nervous about building friendships, teaching them that it's normal to have worries about new beginnings. This STEM story also sees frogspawn transform into frogs and teaches about the lifecycle through an engaging story for little ones. So, what are you waiting for? Let's head to the park where our adventure begins.

In this book, early fluent readers will learn all about the world's smallest amphibians, their characteristics and behaviors, and how they survive in the wild. Vivid, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about tiny amphibians and their effect on the world around them. A Take a Look! infographic provides information on a frog's life cycle, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, fact boxes give size statistics, an activity helps readers visualize how small these animals really are, and a chart compares the sizes of the animals noted in the book. Children can learn more about amphibians using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. The World's Smallest Amphibians also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. The World's Smallest Amphibians is part of Jump!'s The World's Smallest Animals series.

The red-eyed treefrog of the Costa Rican rain forest stars in this bold and visually arresting countdown book, which is both a captivating read-aloud and a resource.

Deep in the tropical forest of Costa Rica, ten sticky frog eggs cling to a leaf. Only nine eggs hatch. Only eight tadpoles wind up in the water below. What will it take to survive the countdown to adulthood and begin the cycle again? This beautifully designed, color-drenched introduction to frog metamorphosis peeks at this animal's habitats and predators as it illustrates competition and natural selection. Cocreators Mackenzie Joy and Tony Piedra have crafted a dazzling spin on the life of one of nature's darlings, the red-eyed treefrog. Back matter invites budding naturalists to discover even more treefrog facts, revisit the pages to spot other Costa Rican species, and check out a bibliography.

An honest look at the odds of becoming a red-eyed treefrog. . . . It's easy to jump for this one. A winning combination of information and entertainment. --Kirkus Reviews

Deep in the tropical forest of Costa Rica, ten sticky frog eggs cling to a leaf. Only nine eggs hatch. Only eight tadpoles wind up in the water below. What will it take to survive the countdown to adulthood and begin the cycle again? This beautifully designed, color-drenched introduction to frog metamorphosis peeks at this animal's habitats and predators as it illustrates competition and natural selection. Cocreators Mackenzie Joy and Tony Piedra have crafted a dazzling spin on the life of one of nature's darlings, the red-eyed treefrog. Back matter invites budding naturalists to discover even more treefrog facts, revisit the pages to spot other Costa Rican species, and check out a bibliography.

This informative book explains the life cycle of a frog, including the stages of development and changes it goes through to become an adult. The book also includes a table of contents, one infographic, informative sidebars, a That's Amazing! special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Pioneer level, aligned to reading levels of grades 1-2 and interest levels of grades 1-3.

Frogs have hopped and croaked their ways into kids' hearts. With this book, readers can become frog experts and learn how to save the animals they love. Featuring an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!

Did you know that some frogs can leap twenty times the length of their own bodies? How about that the largest frog in the world weighs more than a chihuahua? Or that frogs drink through their skin and not through their mouths?

Perfect for all animal lovers--and frog fans in particular--this book is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a frog expert! Where are frogs found? What's it like to be a frog? Why are frogs endangered, and who has been working hard to save them? Read this book and find out how you can help save the frogs!

Complete with black-and-white photographs, a list of fun frog facts, and things that kids can do right this very moment to help save frogs from extinction, this book, with an introduction by animal advocate Chelsea Clinton, is a must for every family, school, and community library.