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Francine and her family watch as their pet tadpole Fred gradually changes into what they think is a frog until Grandpa tells them Fred is a toad that should be living in the backyard.

After the 999 tadpoles who live in a small pond outgrow their home, their mother tells them to follow their father in seach of a new pond, as they tag along even when their father is swooped up by a hungry hawk.

Caterpillar to butterfly, tadpole to frog - some creatures take growing up to a whole new level! Learn all about how animals grow and change in this leveled co-reader, perfect for parents and kids to read together.

What if you could leap twenty times your own body length? Or drink through your skin? How about if you could catch all your food with just your tongue? Or stare without blinking? With this bright, breezy guide, kids can practice their wiggling and jumping, peeping and croaking, while learning all about frogs, from their life cycle, habits, and food preferences to their origins and relatives around the world. Ribbit! --From the publisher.

"One day, Freddie Fernortner and his friends, Chipper, Darla, and Mr. Chewy, find something in a nearby pond: tadpoles. The three first-graders catch a bunch of them and decide to raise the small creatures in a fish tank at Freddie's house. They know that soon, the tadpoles will turn into frogs, and they're excited to watch them grow. But raising tadpoles isn't as easy as they think, and it's not long before the excitement and thrills are hopping!"--Page...

On a rainy morning, a father and son bond over a walk through a field full of freshly formed ponds teeming with tadpoles.

Swimmy: Swimmy meets a group of small fish who are scared to swim in the ocean. Frederick: While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick sits on the stone wall. When the dreary weather comes and the food runs out, it's Frederick who saves the day. Fish is fish: When Fish's friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore, Fish decides that maybe he doesn't have to remain in the pond either. It's mine: Three selfish...

Bear and Little Bird find a baby fish in their pond and decide to keep her for a pet, but when she starts to sprout wings, or maybe paws, each thinks the fish wants to be like him.

Presents a linked collection of ten short stories in rhyme featuring frogs, toads, and polliwogs.