The Hidden Life of a Toad

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 review

A fascinating look at toad development -- Booklist, starred review

Suitable for libraries needing to bolster their early nonfiction collections -- School Library Journal

A remarkable visual chronicle of an easily overlooked creature -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Chicago Public Library's 2017 Best of the Best Books selection

2018 Green Earth Book Honor for Children's nonfiction


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 03/14/2017
ISBN: 9781580897389
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 8.60w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 pg. 160
Publishers Weekly 02/06/2017
Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 68
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 165
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 187 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187731 / Hidden Life of a Toad
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5