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Toad by the Road
By Joanne Ryder
Henry Bergh Children's Book Award Winner: Poetry Award 2007.
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The ASPCA Henry Bergh Book Award honors books that promote the humane ethic of compassion and respect for all living things. |
Toads are small and often unseen by human eyes, but their world is rich and varied. The toads in these eloquent poems describe their many wonders, from sticky fly-catching tongues, to the way they shed skin, and camouflage. Joanne Ryder traces the life cycle of amphibians as they change from springtime tadpoles into full-grown toads that hibernate in winter. Maggie Kneen’s illustrations showcase toads in their natural habitat with precise, dramatic detail. You’ll never think of toads the same way again!
Hardcover, ages 4-8.
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