{"product_id":"9781580897389","title":"The Hidden Life of a Toad","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn jaw-dropping photos, Doug Wechsler captures the life cycle of the American toad from egg to tadpole to adult. To get these images, Wechsler sat in a pond wearing waders, went out night after night in search of toads, and cut his own glass to make a home aquarium. The resulting photos reveal metamorphosis in extreme close-up as readers have never seen it before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBudding naturalists will be transfixed by this unprecedented peek into the secrets of tadpole transformation. Demystifying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book that encourages observation and conservation and may start some young biologists off on their own lifelong quests to understand animals — Kirkus Reviews, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating look at toad development — Booklist, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable for libraries needing to bolster their early nonfiction collections — School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable visual chronicle of an easily overlooked creature — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago Public Library’s 2017 Best of the Best Books selection\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018179985648,"sku":"9781580897389","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580897389_p0.jpg?v=1763799385","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580897389","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}