Screen LibraryAmphibian acrobats /
"Step right up and learn all about the lively participants in the Amphibian Acrobat show--from the agile Wallace's flying frog to the bouncing Venezuelan pebble toad to the tricky salamander called the yellow-eyed ensatina. These show-stopping creatures hail from around the world and your...
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Peachtree Publishing Company Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | Atlanta, Georgia : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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"Step right up and learn all about the lively participants in the Amphibian Acrobat show--from the agile Wallace's flying frog to the bouncing Venezuelan pebble toad to the tricky salamander called the yellow-eyed ensatina. These show-stopping creatures hail from around the world and your own backyard! They shape-shift and sky dive, balance and climb. You'll marvel at the astounding agility of "The Olympic Jumpers" and you'll be awed by the incredible stamina of the intrepid "Marathoners." Plus, you may be surprised by the antics of the amphibians called caecilians. Come along and get to know all about these lively denizens with this entertaining collection of science verses." -- amazon.com |
| Carrier Form: | 59 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm |
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Ages: 8-11. Grades: 3-6 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781682630983 1682630986 |
| Index Number: | QL644 |
| CLC: | Q959.5-49 |
| Call Number: | Q959.5-49/B933 |
| Contents: | Amphibian acrobats ; Amazing amphibians -- The Olympic jumpers ; Fiji tree frog -- The skydiver ; Wallace's flying frog -- The shape shifter ; Venezuelan pebble toad -- The knife heads ; Bruno's casque-headed frog and Greening's frog -- The deep-freeze artist ; North American wood frog -- The flash! ; Polka-dot tree frog -- The speed eater ; African clawed frog -- Desert spadefoot days ; Australian desert spadefoot toad -- The flag waver ; Wayanad dancing frog -- Nothing up her sleeve...presto! ; Star-fingered toad -- The canopy climber ; Strawberry poison frog -- The frog swallower ; Darwin's frog -- The daredevil free-climbers ; Bhupathy's purple frog -- The balancing act ; Tarauaca snouted tree frog -- The marathoners ; Small-mouthed salamander -- The living statues ; Rough-skinned newt and Yellow-eyed ensatina -- The wrestlers ; Japanese giant salamander -- The skin shredders ; Taita African caecilian-- Showstoppers' farewell ; Extraordinary and endangered -- Glossary -- Poetry notes -- Acknowledgments -- Amphibians need our help -- Explore the world of amphibians -- Where do amphibian acrobats live? -- Relative sizes and threat of extinction. |