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Title: Do You Know About Amphibians?

Author: Buffy Silverman

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

What do a bullfrog, a salamander, and a toad have in common? They're all amphibians! But do you know what makes an amphibian an amphibian? Listen to this audiobook to find out! Learn all about reptiles, insects, mammals, and other animal groups in the Meet the Animal Groups series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high energy, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

Members Reviews:

In this book you will learn the basics about amphibians and get to see some great pictures! Do you know what an ectotherm is?

Have you ever seen a tadpole swimming around in a pond? Probably most children have been told that they will grow into frogs and those who live near fresh water may have seen the many stages they go through to become adults. These changes seen in an amphibian are called metamorphosis. Frogs, toads and salamanders are all amphibians. Most amphibians "start their lives in water" and end up living on land when they are adults. All of them have backbones, they cannot "make their own body heat" and therefore they "get cold when the air is cold" and they "get warmer when the air is warm." They are cold-blooded creatures or, using the more scientific term, ectotherms.

Some amphibians live in cooler climates but there are some who do live in warm climates. In order to stay cool, some burrow in the ground and peek out at the word at the entrance to their hole. Another characteristic of amphibians is that they lay eggs. In this book you will meet many different kinds of amphibians. You will learn about the kinds of eggs they lay, how tadpoles grow, what they eat, you will learn about their predators, how a male poison dart frog guards its eggs, the amphibian metamorphosis, frogs' eardrums, how they breathe, how they protect themselves from predators and how a wood frog hibernates.

This is a very interesting, basic introduction to animal science and the amphibian life cycle. Although there are three orders of amphibians, caeilians are only briefly mentioned in the "Fun Facts." This book is only intended to be a simple introduction and I don't feel further explanation is necessary. The book is very appealing, well written and I like the fact that the author chose to use scientific terminology (ectotherms, metamorphosis) despite the lower reading level. Scattered dialogue balloons point to areas in the photographs that are emphasized in the text. For example, one balloon asks, "Can you see this frog's eardrum?" In the back of the book are some "Fun Facts," a matching quiz, an index, a glossary and additional recommended book and website resources. If you want to see a really interesting picture, you'll have to check out the male poison dart frog carrying its young!