Reptiles & Amphibians

Frogs

Written by Sarah J. Keller

Copyright 2001 Isaveatree.com

ISBN 0-9714299-0-1 (50 Book Set)

Table Of Contents

What is a frog………………………...…4

Tadpoles………………………….……...6

Kinds of frogs…………………………..12

What frogs eat……………………..…..14

Glossary…………………………….….24

Index……………………………………25

Books to read and web sites to visit…..26

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A frog is a small animal with smooth skin, webbed feet, and four legs. Its back legs are very long. Frogs live in or near water. Frogs swim well ancan make long jum

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A frog is a cold-blooded animal. Most frogs start life in the water as an egg. A tadpole hatches out of the egg. A tadpole has no legs and breathes with gills like a fish.

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As a tadpole grows, its tail gets smaller and four legs appear on its body. Then it grows lungs. Its gills grow smaller and disappear. Finally it is ready to hop out of the water. It has become a frog.

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Some frogs are never tadpoles. They just hatch from eggs. Some frogs become adults in a few months. Some frogs take up to two years to become adults.

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There are over 4,000 kinds of frogs. Frogs live everywhere. Most frogs live near ponds, lakes, and rivers. Some frogs live in rain forest trees. Other frogs live under ground in the desert.

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Some frogs eat insects, worms, small fish, and slugs. Some frogs eat other small animals. Frogs catch their food with their long, sticky tongues. Most frogs swallow their food without chewing.

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Frogs stuff food into their mouths with their front feet. Some frogs also can pull their eyes into their heads and use them to push the food down their throats.

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Frogs can be many sizes. The smallest frog is less than an inch fully grown. The largest frogs are Goliath frogs. They can be more than two feet long.

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Some frogs can change colors to hide from an enemy. Some colorful frogs, like dart frogs, are poisonous. Animals that eat them can

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become sick or die.

Frogs help people by eating insects that make us sick or eat our food. We should try to help save places where frogs live. We should keep frogs and their homes safe.

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Index

adult, 10, frogs, 10,12 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 cold blooded, 6 eggs, 10 gills, 6, 8 Goliath frogs, 18 hatch(es), 6, 10 lungs, 8 rain forest trees, 12 slugs, 14 sticky tongues, 14 tadpole, 6, 8, 10 webbed feet, 4

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Glossary

adult – a fully grown animal or plant cold blooded animal – an animal that must heat its body with sunlight desert – an area of land with mostly sand and very little plants or water gills – skin flaps on the sides of some animals through which they breathe hatch – to break out of an egg shell poisonous – has something that will make you very sick or even dead slug – a land animal with a soft body and no shell tadpole – a just hatched frog that has gills and tail but no legs webbed – having skin that connects toes together

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More Great Books To Read

Title: Frogs, Toads, and Turtles Author: Diane L. Burnes Publisher: Garreth Stevens Copyright: 2000 Title: Tale of a Tadpole Author: Karen Wallace Publisher: D.K. Publishing Copyright: 1998 Title: From Tadpole to Frog Author: Franklin Watts Publisher: David Evelyn Stewart Copyright: 1997

Websites

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Credits

Sarah Keller – Author Douglas Meyers- Technology Director Dan Mader- Art Director / Illustrator Robert Rance - Photo Selections Robert Rance - Audio Engineering Robert Rance – Research & Development Photo Credits Some images in collection 1 (50 book set) www.arttoday.com I save a tree reserves the right to change photos at any time