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The Hidden Life of a Toad
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ISBN: 158089738X
Author: Wechsler, Doug
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In jaw-dropping photos, Doug Wechsler captures the life cycle of the American toad from egg to tadpole to adult. To get these images, Wechsler sat in a pond wearing waders, went out night after night in search of toads, and cut his own glass to make a home aquarium. The resulting photos reveal metamorphosis in extreme close-up as readers have never seen it before.Budding naturalists will be transfixed by this unprecedented peek into the secrets of tadpole transformation.A book that encourages observation and conservation and may start some young biologists off on their own lifelong quests to understand animals - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewA fascinating look at toad development - Booklist, starred reviewSuitable for libraries needing to bolster their early nonfiction collections - School Library JournalA remarkable visual chronicle of an easily overlooked creature - Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksChicago Public Librarys 2017 Best of the Best Books selection2018 Green Earth Book Honor for Childrens nonfiction
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