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Amazing amphibians : 30 activities and observations for exploring frogs, toads, salamanders, and more / Lisa Amstutz.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Young naturalistsPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2020]Description: 114 pages : color illustrations ; 22x27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781641600729
  • 1641600721
Other title:
  • 30 activities and observations for exploring frogs, toads, salamanders, and more
  • Thirty activities and observations for exploring frogs, toads, salamanders, and more
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is an amphibian? -- Meet the families -- Parts of an amphibian -- Amphibians around the world -- What's on the menu? -- The life cycle -- Staying alive -- A dangerous world -- Working with amphibians -- How you can help.
Summary: Explore the major amphibian groups, slime, venom, hibernation and much more with hands-on activities which promote observation and analysis.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 597.8 A528 Available 33111009426426
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 597.8 A528 Available 33111009596418
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Amazing Amphibians explores the major amphibian groups--frogs, salamanders, and caecilians--including their anatomy, behavior, and conservation needs. Young nature enthusiasts will learn about slime, venom, hibernation, and much more in this full-color overview of amphibian life history. Amazing Amphibians highlights a number of high-interest species through thirty fun, hands-on activities. Readers will learn about various characteristics of amphibians, like egg-laying, metamorphosis, and ectothermy, along with facts about their diet, habitat, behaviors, and more. This useful resource includes a glossary of scientific terms, a guide to understanding amphibian orders, and a teacher's guide to initiate classroom discussion.

Includes bibliographical references (page 107) and index.

Explore the major amphibian groups, slime, venom, hibernation and much more with hands-on activities which promote observation and analysis.

Includes glossary, amphibian classification chart, and teacher's guide.

Ages 7-9 Chicago Review Press.

Grades 2-3 Chicago Review Press.

What is an amphibian? -- Meet the families -- Parts of an amphibian -- Amphibians around the world -- What's on the menu? -- The life cycle -- Staying alive -- A dangerous world -- Working with amphibians -- How you can help.

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