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 \nGary Meszaros/Dembinsky Photo Assoc 14;Jens Vindum/California Academy of Sciences 20;Photo on 22 courtesy of ACO Polymer Products,Inc.;Wayne Lynch 24,26  \nPrinted and bound in Hong Kong  \n\n| For more information on  \u003Cbr>this series and other  \u003Cbr>Whitecap Books titles,  \u003Cbr>visit our web site at  \u003Cbr>www.whitecap.ca   |\n| --- |\n\n# National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data\n\nSwanson,Diane,1944一Welcome to the world of frogs and toads  \nIncludes index.  \nISBN 1-55285-354-3  \n1.Frogs—North America—Juvenile literature.2.Toads—NorthAmerica—Juvenile literature.I.Title.QL668.E2S922002j597.8'097C2002-910806-3  \nThe publisher acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the CulturalServices Branch of the Government of British Columbia for our publishing program.Weacknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book PublishingIndustry Development Program for our publishing activities.  \n/  \nWorld of DifferenceWhere in the WorldWorld in MotionWorld Full of Food13World of Words17World of Mates21New World25Index28  \n1  \n5  \n9  \n# World of Direrence\n\nWARTY OR SMOOTH.DRY OR MOIST.There's little real difference between thecroaking critters folks call \"toads\"and thosecalled \"frogs.\"Many warty,dry-skinnedcroakers have toady names.But to scientists,they're just frogs that have adapted todifferent kinds of homes.  \nFrogs and toads are all amphibians:animalsthat spend part of their lives in water and parton land.While other amphibians—such assalamanders and newts—have tails,adult frogsand toads do not.  \nLike other frogsand toads,theAmerican toadOozes toxinsfrom its skin.  \nThere are about 3500 kinds of frogs andtoads in the world,but they don't all live in  \nA gray tree frogblends well with thefungus it sits on.  \nNorth America.Canada and the United Statesare home to about 100 different kinds.Withits warmer climate,Mexico has even more.  \nThe grass frog is one of the smallest inNorth America—and the world.It's only thesize of your thumbnail.At the other extremeare bullfrogs that can measure 20 centimetres(8 inches)from end to end.  \nFrogs and toads comein several colors,includingbrown,black,green,yellow,and white.Many can hideby blending in with what'saround them.A brown treefrog called a spring peeper,for example,is hard to spotamong dead leaves.  \nShifts in light,moisture,and temperature can causefrogs and toads to vary theircolors.A little Pacific treefrog might change fromgreen to gray to yellow andback to green again—allwithin eight minutes.  \n# FABULOUS FROGS,TERRIFIC TOADS\n\ns common as they are,frogs and toads still amazepeople.Here are some of thereasons why:  \nJust by sitting on damp soil,a spadefoot toad can absorbwater through its skin.  \nLightweight tree frogs canwalk upside down—evenon smooth surfaces.  \nOver the summer,a singletoad can eat as many as  \n10,000 insects.  \nSucked up by hurricanes,little frogs sometimes travellong distances before fallinglike rain.  \n3","cbCaisvl9aS90LXM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisvl9aS90LXM","pdf",2390210,36,"English","# World of Difference\n## Warty or Smooth, Dry or Moist\n# Fabulous Frogs, Terrific Toads","[{\"question\":\"Are frogs and toads really different animals?\",\"answer\":\"Scientists consider many creatures called “toads” simply frogs adapted to different kinds of homes. 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