Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.

"Provides an up-close look at poison dart frogs for new readers"--Provided by publisher.

"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to frogs through simple, predictable text and related photos"--

"With magical, concise and perceptive poems, Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman captures the life of a tree frog in an intimate and moving way. A master of the science note, her fascinating sidebars help bind the twin poems together and ground our perspective. We learn how treefrogs have sticky toe pads, how they still themselves when in danger, how they can change from green to gray to camouflage themselves - even how they eat their own skins,...

When the eggs of the hip-pocket frog hatch, the father sits "while the tadpoles wiggle up his hind legs and into the hidden pockets on his hips." But that is only the beginning of a fascinating adventure--the father must evade predators while searching for the perfect place for his froglets to emerge.

"How does a frog grow? Follow the journey through a frog's life cycle, from the time the egg is laid, through it stage as a tadpole to becoming a fully grown frog"--

Looks at the Panamanian golden frog, the national symbol of Panama, which has been vanishing due to a fungus infection, and follows a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwide.

"What can we learn about the health of an ecosystem through frogs? This title takes readers to our freshwater sources to see how pollution is disrupting the reproduction and lives of frogs, how humans are to blame, and what we can do to fix it"--Publisher's website.

"All about their life cycle, five senses, habitat, and more"-- Cover.

This book describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of frogs and toads, caecilians, and salamanders.