Synopsis
Accompanied by fascinating facts about Couch's spadefoot toad and other desert animals, an exciting read-aloud picture book captures the life cycle of a rare toad as she digs deep in the ground and listens for various noises such as the skitter, skitter, scratch of a scorpion and the plop, thunk, gussssshhhhhh of rain.
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About the Author
April Pulley Sayre is the author of numerous books for children, including If You Should Hear a Honey Guide, which was named "the outstanding natural history book of 1995" by Smithsonian Magazine. April Pulley Sayre lives with her husband in South Bend, Indiana.
Reviews
PreS-Gr 2-Under the sand, a spadefoot toad waits for the sound of rain. She remains in her burrow as creatures, including peccaries, a rattlesnake, and a kangaroo rat, pass above her but finally emerges to lay her eggs when the distinctive patter of rain begins. Clear, often lovely watercolors illustrate the creature's wait, the desert animals, and the brief time the toad and tadpoles spend on the desert floor after the rain. The nature lesson is propelled by frequent sound effects and the palpable need for rain. Notes at the end give additional information on the habits of this toad and her animal neighbors. Pair this title with Lynn Stone's Desert Animals at Night (Rourke, 1997) or Bash's Desert Giant (Little, Brown, 1990) for a look at desert life. Or, compare the spadefoot toad with her flashier amphibian relatives of the rain forest in Joy Cowley's The Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic, 1999). The only book for children specifically about the spadefoot toad, Sayre's title is a useful and pleasing addition.
Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ
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