T is for toad

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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

poison dart frog wood 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

tadpoles A toadlet’s tail
stump disappears
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.

is for totally

t 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.

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