Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale

by April Pulley Sayre

Book Overview

The desert Southwest is full of sounds. Skitter, skitter, scratch. A scorpion is crawling. Pop, pop, pop. kangaroo rat is hopping. Tsk, tsk, tsk. A rattlesnake is shaking its tail. But the spadefoot toad is quiet in her underground burrow, listening for one sound in particular... What is that sound? And what will the spadefoot toad do when she hears it?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688166148
• ISBN13: 9780688166144
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

My son says, "Give it a 'ten'!"

My son used this book as a reference for a science project that involved raising spadefoot toad tadpoles. This is a picture book with a very simple story, but the excellent illustrations depict the toad's lifecycle and unique habitat. We have enjoyed watching the spadefoot toads for years. They appear in droves after big summer storms, lay their eggs, and disappear almost immediately.

entertaining & educational for both mom & daughter

This is a lovely book. Very well written, with delightful illustrations. My daughter begs for me to read it to her over & over again. It taught me new things about several animals, and it's fun to read aloud. We love it.