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T Is For Toad

The document introduces toads and frogs, highlighting their differences, such as skin texture and egg-laying habits. It explains the life cycle of toads and frogs, from tadpoles to adults, and emphasizes their ecological role in controlling insect populations. The content is part of an alphabet series aimed at educating readers about these amphibians.

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T Is For Toad

The document introduces toads and frogs, highlighting their differences, such as skin texture and egg-laying habits. It explains the life cycle of toads and frogs, from tadpoles to adults, and emphasizes their ecological role in controlling insect populations. The content is part of an alphabet series aimed at educating readers about these amphibians.

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t is for toad

European
green toad

Asiatic toad

Toads

American beaked toad


toad

European
common toad
common
European
frog

tree frog
Frogs

wood frog
poison dart frog

Ribbit! Ribbit!
Toads are a type of frog.
is for tough

Many toads have


tough, bumpy skin.
Frogs often have smooth skin.
t is for tongue
Toads and frogs have
long, sticky tongues
for catching insects.
is for tiny
tiny eggs

Many toads lay eggs in a chain.


Frogs lay eggs in large clumps.

Toads lay tiny eggs in water.


t is for tadpole

Most toads and frogs


begin life as tadpoles
that live in water.

Tadpoles hatch from the eggs.


t is for tail

because tadpoles
have long tails.
is for toadlet

A toadlet’s tail
stump disappears
tadpoles as it becomes a
full-grown adult.

toadlet

As tadpoles grow, their tails


shrink, and they become toadlets.
They look like teeny adult toads.
is for transform
because toads and frogs
change so much as they grow.
As adults, they
can live on land
and in water.
t is for totally
terrific...

because toads and frogs


have amazing lives
and they help us by gobbling
up bugs that eat our plants!
t is for
toad

Collect the whole alphabet series

••
•
C
C• s for cat

First published in Great Britain in 2021


J.A.CH.L.
by Dorling Kindersley Limited
One Embassy Gardens,8Viaduct Gardens,
London, SW11 7BW
Copyright© 2021 Dorling Kindersley Limited
A Penguin Random House Company
109876543 2 1
001-322175-Feb/2021
All rights reserved.
Illustrator Marc Pattenden
Designer Rachael Hare
Senior Editor Dawn Sirett
Senior Jacket Designer Elle Ward
Production Editor Dragana Puvacic
Production Controller lnderjit Bhullar

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