toads

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

Text and photographs introduce members of the frog and toad world and describe their unique characteristics.

A spadefoot toad waits under the sand for the rain, hears the sounds of other desert animals, and eventually mates and spawns other toads.

Commander Toad and his spaceship Star Warts answer a mysterious call for help from a flooded asteroid.

On Thursday a toad is captured by an owl who saves him to eat on Tuesday, the owl's birthday, but the intervening five days change his mind.

Discusses the characteristics of several frogs and of toads in general.

Despite the opposition of Ancient Eric and Malcolm, Limpy goes on a quest to find a place where cane toads can be safe from humans and live in harmony.