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

Sayre, April Pulley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688166148 ISBN 13: 9780688166144

Publisher: Greenwillow, 2001

Synopsis

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?

About this title

About the Author:

April Pulley Sayre is the award-winning creator of numerous books for children, including the acclaimed Raindrops Roll, Best in Snow, and Full of Fall. She has traveled many places to investigate, observe, and photograph animals, plants, weather, and the world. The stunning photographs in Thank You, Earth illuminate basic concepts of science, language arts, math, and conservation for young earthlings. April Pulley Sayre lives in South Bend, Indiana. You can visit her at www.aprilsayre.com.

Barbara Bash is pictured here with the spadefoot toad that lived in her studio while she worked on this book. The artist has written and illustrated a number of award-winning books on natural topics, including Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus. She lives with her husband and son in the Hudson Valley of New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0688166148
• ISBN 13: 9780688166144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bash Barbara