Why Is a Frog Not a Toad?: Discovering the Difference Between Animal Look-Alikes

by Q.L. Pearce

Examines the differences in pairs of animals that are often confused because of their similarities in appearance, such as wolves and coyotes or wasps and bees

Genres: Childrens, Animals

Hardcover

First published October 7, 1992

About the author

Best selling author and expert on all things that go bump in the night, Q. L. Pearce began her career as a writer and editor in 1985 with Lowell House / Roxbury Press in Los Angeles. She has since written more than one hundred and twenty books for children, including eight collections of scary stories for middle grade and film tie-in books for the Fox animated film Titan AE and the Universal animated series Land Before Time. Q believes strongly in the value of scary books for young readers. When asked what credentials she has which qualify her as an expert in this area she replies, "I was a child once. That was very scary."

Reviews

[R.L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for teaching elementary age children some obscure animal facts. The illustrations are great and there are wonderful sidebars full of information. I highly recommend it for parents.