The Life Cycle of Amphibians

by Darlene R. Stille

Overview

How are amphibians born? What are the different types of amphibians? How many species of amphibians are there? Expand your knowledge of these fascinating vertebrates in this amazing book!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781432949785
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Series:	Life Cycles
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

What is an amphibian? — What are the different kinds of amphibians? — How are amphibians born? — How do amphibians grow? — How do amphibians move around? — What do amphibians eat? — Where do amphibians live? — How do amphibians spend their time? — How do amphibians protect themselves? — How do amphibians have babies?

Editorial Reviews

Books in the Life Cycles series cover considerably more than their titles imply. Highly illustrated four-page sections discuss topics such as what defines animals in each classification, how they are born or hatched, where they live, and how they grow, move, protect themselves, spend their time, and reproduce. Focusing on frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians, Amphibians is informative but somewhat repetitive: three separate sections explain that some caecilians hatch from eggs, while others do not. Birds provides a well-organized account of avian creatures, including topics such as preening, digestion, and adaptations to different habitats. After Mammals explains what separates this class from the rest of the animal kingdom, it introduces individual species as examples of physical attributes and behaviors. Though the writing in Reptiles could sometimes be more precise, the book offers a good sense of the variety of reptiles in the world. The books’ colorful illustrations include many fine photos from a variety of sources as well as some clearly delineated digital drawings showing, for example, the cross section of an egg with a developing chick inside or stages in the life cycles of snakes, crocodiles, lizards, and turtles. Back matter consists of a glossary and brief lists of books and websites. —Carolyn Phelan Booklist9/15/2011

Booklist

This series provides information on the life cycles of various animal groups. The books all contain information on characteristics, where they live, what they eat, and how they protect themselves. Colorful photographs have clear and concise captions. These books are well written and provide information that students can easily understand. The series should be purchased to replace older life cycle books or for supplemental material. Bibliography. Glossary. Websites. Table of Contents. Index. Lourdes Cervantes, Hemphill Elementary School, Kyle, Texas Library Media Connection March/April 2012Recommended

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