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.

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.

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)