Frog or Toad?
How Do You Know?
by Melissa Stewart
Enslow, 2011
for Grades 1–3
ISBN 978–076603-682–6 (HC)
ISBN 978–159845-236–5 (PB)
Purchase this book at your local independent bookseller or Amazon.com.
How can you tell a frog from a toad? It’s isn’t easy. They look similar and they live in the same environment. But if you take a close look you can see how the two creatures are different. This fun, informative book provides all the tips and hints young readers will need to discover the differences between sharks and dolphins.
Reviews
“… these dual profiles of common creatures should give budding naturalists an increased understanding of how scientists use appearance and behavior to classify similar living things…” Spreads feature sharply detailed paired photographs of identified specimens seen from the same angle … and every book closes with a salient and potentially surprising new fact about each type of animal. Consider these books to lay groundwork for nature expeditions and for later studies of taxonomy.” (School Library Journal)
“This clever compare-and-contrast approach makes differences between often-confused creatures easy to understand and remember.” (The Horn Book Guide)
“What makes this series so outstanding is the excellent close-up photography. Readers can easily see the differences between the animals without being bogged down by overwhelming text. These high quality books would be a welcome addition to an elementary animal science collection. They will be appreciated by animal lovers browsing the collection and classroom teachers presenting a beginning lesson on animal biology. A creative language arts teacher might even employ these volumes in a unit on opposites/antonyms and synonyms, drawing parallels from the animal world.” (Library Media Connection)
“… a handy tool for elementary school teachers in a literacy class or in a science class … a very good choice for the elementary school library. The pictures are clear, the text is easy-to-read and the organization is impeccable. Teachers will find lots of uses for this series!” (TriState Book Review Committee)
Behind the Book
“I’ll never forget my first encounter with a frog. I was floating near the edge of a lake on a raft when I spotted two big eyes peeking out of a dark pipe. I was so startled that I screamed. Little did I know that, a few days later, my brother and I would be catching them by the dozen.
“Even today, frogs are still among my favorite creatures. I guess that’s why I’ve written several books about them. But this is the first time I’ve really focused on the differences between toads and other kinds of frogs.”
Series at a Glance
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Which Animal is Which?
by Melissa Stewart
Enslow, 2011
for Grades 1–3
ISBN 978–076603-682–6 (HC)
ISBN 978–159845-236–5 (PB)
Purchase this book at your local independent bookseller or Amazon.com.
Book Extensions
Pair Frog or Toad? with Red-Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Cowley and Nic Bishop to help students understand the difference between expository nonfiction and narrative nonfiction.