Frogs (A Day in the Life): What Do Frogs, Toads, and Tadpoles Get Up to All Day

(Hardback)

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Set over a 24-hour period, meet poisonous tree frogs, see-through glass frogs, and frogs that can freeze their own blood in this kids' non-fiction book about the coolest amphibians in the world. Journey into the rainforest to follow the lives of these nocturnal animals as they dance, hunt, and fight their way through their day. In the style of a nature documentary, this book including gentle science explanations of topics such as metamorphosis that are perfect for future biologists. Witness incredible moments including a Wolverine frog that "shoots" its bones out from beneath its skin and a frog that absorbs frogspawn into its own skin!

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Dr Itzue W. Caviedes-Solis is Assistant Professor in Conservation Biology at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. Hailing from Mexico, her search focuses on the ecology, evolution, and conservation of tropical frogs.