The Hidden Life of a Toad

In Jaw-dropping Photos, Doug Wechsler Captures The Life Cycle Of The American Toad From Egg To Tadpole To Adult. To Get These Images, Wechsler Sat In A Pond Wearing Waders, Went Out Night After Night In Search Of Toads, And Cut His Own Glass To Make A Home Aquarium. The Resulting Photos Reveal Metamorphosis In Extreme Close-up As Readers Have Never Seen It Before. Budding Naturalists Will Be Transfixed By This Unprecedented Peek Into The Secrets Of Tadpole Transformation. A Book That Encourages Observation And Conservation And May Start Some Young Biologists Off On Their Own Lifelong Quests To Understand Animals — Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review A Fascinating Look At Toad Development — Booklist, Starred Review Suitable For Libraries Needing To Bolster Their Early Nonfiction Collections — School Library Journal A Remarkable Visual Chronicle Of An Easily Overlooked Creature — Bulletin Of The Center For Children's Books Chicago Public Library’s 2017 Best Of The Best Books Selection 2018 Green Earth Book Honor For Children’s Nonfiction