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Life with Frogs and Toads

Pets Theme Unit
Pets Theme Unit

Life with Frogs and Toads
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Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 4 to 6
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   4.91

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    abound, eclipse, full-spectrum, leap-challenged, legged, loquacious, mid-60s, mid-70s, midwife, muppets, supposedly, moderate, despite, buffet, bullfrog, selection
     content words:    Native Americans, In China

Life with Frogs and Toads
By Colleen Messina 		  
1     People all over the world have different ideas about frogs and toads. If you can ignore some weird folklore, you might enjoy having these amphibians as pets.
 
2     Myths about frogs and toads abound. In ancient times, Australian aborigines and Native Americans thought that frogs brought rain. Japanese people thought that frogs brought good luck. One legend said that a great bullfrog could suck all of the mosquitoes out of a room in one big breath. Others believed that frogs and toads caused warts or that toads were evil. In China, people have said that they see a toad in the moon instead of a man. In Vietnam it was once thought that an eclipse happened when a toad tried to swallow the moon!
 
3     Frogs and toads are hardy, quiet, and interesting. Frogs are not like loquacious Kermit - the only talking they do is a resounding croak. Frogs and toads are four legged, tailless amphibians that have been on this planet for millions of years. Around 4,800 species of frogs and toads exist. The Amazon is a home to many of them. If you go shopping for a frog or a toad, you have a selection of amphibians with all kinds of fancy names. Painted frogs, midwife toads, fire belly toads, and spring peepers are just a few of the many kinds of frogs and toads that populate the planet. Real life frogs and toads have more exciting names than most Muppets.

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