From Tadpole To Frog

1. From Tadpole to Frog
Written and Illustrated By: Nick Mielke
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2. Frogs belong to the animal group called
amphibians. Amphibians spend part of its
life on land and part in the water.
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3. A frog begins its life inside an egg. Female frogs lay
eggs in the water.
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4. After a few weeks, the eggs hatch. Tiny
tadpoles swim out of the eggs. They have a
long tail and no legs.
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5. Unlike frogs, tadpoles cannot leave the water. It
breathes through gills.
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6. The tadpole gets bigger and bigger. At about
seven weeks, it grows little back legs.
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7. When a tadpole is about ten weeks old, it
grows tiny front legs.
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8. After four months after hatching, the tadpole is
finally a grown-up frog.
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9. Hop, hop, hop! Now the frog can live on land
and in water.
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10. Male frogs use their singing to find female frogs.
When they met, the whole life cycle begins again!
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11. THE END