Transcript FROGS - Vancouver School Board

FROGS
Written and Illustrated by
Steven and David
LIFE CYCLE
In spring there are frog
eggs in pounds. Frog
spawn has 100s eggs
clumped together. Male
grass frogs guard their
eggs. The eggs are in a
nest that is hard foam on
the outside and wet
inside. The egg is a ball
that is clear jelly. It has a
dark center.
GROWING
Tadpoles grow inside
the eggs. They are tiny.
At first they are a speck
and after a few days
they grow heads and
tail. When they are
bigger they wiggle out.
Then the tadpoles eat
their jelly and swim
away.
TADPOLES
Tadpoles use their
gills to help
breathe under
water.
In a few more
weeks their tails
shrink and shrink.
GETTING BIGGER
Tadpoles eat and grow that’s
its main job. They get a little
bigger every day. Soon their
two front legs grow. They
have gills to breathe under
water. After a few weeks the
tadpoles have two hind legs
to move its body. After they
grow lungs they swim up and
put their head out of the water
so they can breaths air. Frogs
have strong legs and webbed
feet to help it swim.
TADPOLE DIET
As it grows lungs grow
and the gills shrink.
Tadpoles have hard
mouth and scrape soft
plants of off rock and
pebbles.
Tadpole starts to eat
small bugs. The tadpole
changed into a small
frog then it leaves the
pond.
FROG
DIET
Frogs have a sticky tongue. It helps them catch
flies. They don't chew. They swallow everything
whole. Little frogs can catches big bugs with their
wide mouth.
LIFE SPAN
Many frogs live for
only 2 or 3 years.
Tree frogs can live
27 years. In the wild
they live 5 to 10
years. Bull frogs live
20 years. Toads live
36 years. Toads live
longer frogs
DANGER
Many tadpoles gets eaten by hungry bugs, fishes,
or turtles. A few of them escape. To protect
themselves they blend in with others.
Protection
Frogs hide under water or leap away from danger.
Some frogs make poison to protect themselves. Some
will make themselves look scary. They might have
fake eyes or puff up to look big. Frogs makes a boil
smell.
SIZE
There are many kinds of
frogs.
The biggest size frog is
the Goliath frog. It lives in
Africa. It is 30 cm.
Canada's biggest frog is
the bull frog. It is 15 cm.
The smallest frog is the
Brazilian gold frog it lives
in Borneo. They are a
size of a pea. It is 1 cm.
LITTLE LEAF FROG
The little
leaf frog
has a
pointed
snout and
looks like a
green leaf.
BURROWS
Frogs live in
different places.
Some frogs live in
burrows under the
ground.
They do it to be
safe from their
enemies. Some
frogs dig with their
snout.
MOLE FROG
The mole frog lives
in sandy places. It
has a rounded
snout and tiny
eyes. It has a small
head and looks like
a mole. The mole
frogs digs like a
mole.
TREES
Some frogs live in
trees; they have
sticky pads on their
feed for climbing.
Tree frogs have
big eyes. Their
eyes help them
find food and see
danger.