DK.Frog(See.How.They.Grow)

Sti cke rs Ins ide ! This book belongs to... ........................... .. LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI Writer Angela Royston Art Editor Nigel Hazle Photographers Kim Taylor, Jane Burton REvIsED PAPERBACK EDItION Project Editor Charlie Gardner Designers Hannah Mee, Wayne Redwood Production Controller Vivianne Ridgeway DtP Designer David Meier Jacket Designer Adam Hall U.s. Editor Jennifer Quasha First published in the United States in 1991 This revised edition published in 2007 by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SD316 — 01/07 Copyright © 1991, 2007 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fundraising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special markets 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 SpecialSales@dk.com A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-0-7566-3016-4 Printed and bound in China by Hung Hing Discover more at www.dk.com Frog Growing in jelly This frog is my mother. She has just laid these eggs in the water. The eggs are called spawn. Growing in jelly Each egg is growing into a tadpole. One of them is me! Each black egg is surrounded by clear jelly and they all stick together. Just hatched After two weeks I am ready to hatch. Just hatched Look at my long feathery gills. They let me breathe underwater. I push my way through the spawn and swim away. Tadpole I am four weeks old now. I like to swim with the other tadpoles. Tadpole My gills have closed up. Now I swim up to the surface for each breath of air. I am growing bigger and bigger. We all feed on tiny underwater plants. Back legs f rst I am six weeks old and I have grown much bigger. I eat plants and insects that have fallen into the water. Back legs f rst I like to swim by myself now. My back legs are beginning to grow. I am slowly changing into a frog. “Frogpole” I am nine weeks old. I am half tadpole and half frog. “Frogpole” My back legs are growing longer, and now my front legs are growing, too. A frog at last I am almost twelve weeks old. I am a frog at last! I still have a long tail to help me swim, but it gets shorter as my body draws it in and changes shape. Soon my tail will disappear completely. A frog at last Here is a full-grown frog. Look how small I am beside her. Soon my tail will disappear completely. Out of the water Now I am more than one year old. I spend most of my time on land. Out of the water I sit quietly looking for an insect to eat. Then I shoot out my long tongue and snap it up. The egg Just hatched Six weeks old Nine weeks old Four weeks old See how I grew Twelve weeks old Over one year old See how I grew See h ow they grow Butterfly Watch a butterfly come out from its cocoon and spread its wings ISBN 978-0-7566-3014-0 Chick See an egg hatch and a chick emerge ISBN 978-0-7566-3015-7 Frog Watch a frog develop from egg to tadpole to leaping frog ISBN 978-0-7566-3016-4 Kitten See a tiny kitten become a playful young cat ISBN 978-0-7566-3017-1 Pig Watch a piglet change into a big chubby pig ISBN 978-0-7566-3018-8 Puppy See a playful puppy grow into a mature dog ISBN 978-0-7566-3019-5 se e how they grow See how I grow from an egg into a tadpole and then into a leaping frog. Other titles in this series: Watch the animals grow in this series of natural history books for the very young. Superb, step-by-step photographs, stylish layouts bursting with color, and simple imaginative text combine to form a charming, informative story for a parent and child to share. Each book includes a sticker sheet with lots of images of the animals featured in the book Discover more at www.dk.com $3.99 USA $4.99 Canada Not suitable for children under 36 months I S B N 978-0-7566-3016-4 9 7 8 0 7 5 6 6 3 0 1 6 4 5 0 3 9 9