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Toad by the road a year in the life of these amazing amphibians

Poems and illustrations trace the yearly life cycle of toads from tadoles in the spring to adults which hibernate in the winter.

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Main Author: Ryder, Joanne
Other Authors: Kneen, Maggie (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : H. Holt, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Toads > Life cycles > Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Poetry > Juvenile.
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Summary:Poems and illustrations trace the yearly life cycle of toads from tadoles in the spring to adults which hibernate in the winter.
Physical Description:37 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780805073546 (hc. : acid-free paper)
080507354X (hc. : acid-free paper)
9781428739758 (BWI bdg.)
1428739750 (BWI bdg.)
Author Notes:Joanne Ryder studied journalism at Marquette University. For several years she was an editor of children's books in New York, before she quit to write full-time.

Ryder is an award-winning author whose books offer a unique blend of poetry and science. Her Just for a Day series invites children into the world of wild animals, ranging from a sea otter to Tyrannosaurus rex.

Ryder's book, The Snail's Spell, won a New York Academy of Sciences Book Award. She has been named three times in the annual list of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by a joint committee of the Children's Book Council and the National Science Teachers Association.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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