Wonderful, descriptive prose really brings to life the process of moving from winter to spring. Informative descriptions of different eggs you may find in ponds – frogs, toads, salamanders. Discusses hazards faced by the Spring Peeper eggs and tadpoles, along with other facets of their life history. I was surprised to learn that Spring Peepers don't mate (at least males (like the individual in the story), I'm still not positive about females) until they are two or three years old. While the focus is on Spring Peepers, the book mentions other species at the pond such as red-winged blackbirds, turtles, beetles, and salamanders. Pen and ink illustrations by Carol Lerner are realistic and exceptional.
Citation: McClung, Robert M. 1977. Peeper, First Voice of Spring. William Morrow and Company: New York.
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Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia: E 597.8
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