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Amphibians and Reptiles

1. Beginning with Snakes

  • Sensible, easy-to-follow recommendations about selecting and caring for pet snakes; 52 color and 20+ black and white photos. Richard F. Stratton. Neptune City, NJ 07753: T.F.H. Publications, 211 West Sylvania Avenue, 1984.
    ISBN 0-87666-934-8 (hbk.).

2Y. The Frog

  • Describes its life in the wild, how it searches for food, defends itself, how it finds a mate, rears its young; color illustrations. Angela Royston. Nashville, TN: Ideals Children's Books, (1976) 1989.
    ISBN 0-8249-8370-X (pbk.).

3Y. What is a Frog?

  • Interesting facts about frogs; green, black & white illustrations. Gene Darby. New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1957. No ISBN (pbk.).

4Y. What I Like About Toads

  • Basic information about toads in a "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Book"; color illustrations. Judy Hawes. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1969.
    ISBN 0-690-87582-7 (pbk.).

5Y. Amazing Frogs and Toads

  • An "Eyewitness Junior Book-A close-up look at some of the world's most amazing frogs and toads; color illustrations. Barry Clarke. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.
    ISBN 0-679-80688-1 (pbk.).

6Y. Box Turtle at Long Pond

  • Fiction: On a busy day at Long Pond, Box Turtle searches for food, basks in the sun, and escapes a raccoon. William T. George. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1989.
    ISBN 0-688-08184-3 (hbk.).

7Y. Take a Look at Snakes

  • Describes the varieties, habits, behavior, and physical characteristics of snakes. Betsy Maestro. New York: Scholastic, 1992.
    ISBN 0-550-44935-4 (hbk.).

8Y. Reptiles and Amphibians

  • "My First Pocket Guide" which looks at common reptiles and amphibians that live on land and in water. It gives identification and habitat clues. by David S. Kirshner. Washington, D.C.: National
    Geographic Society, 1996.
    ISBN 0--7922-3419-7 (pbk.).

9Y. Frogs

  • "A First Discovery Book" with many bright transparent pages/over-lays which show vicariously young children how a tadpole grows into a frog, how the frog catches its meal and the differences between a frog and a toad. Wendy Barish. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
    ISBN 0-590-93782-0 (hbk.)


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