5,4,3,2,1 American Toad

5 comments

• There are about or more 200 types of species of toads living all through the world.
• Toads are about 4 1/2 inches long, they have black spots on their bellies, and warts on their backs, they are red, orange and yellow.
• They eat snails, slugs, insects, spiders, and earthworms.
• When they are in the wild they only live 3 to 4 years, and in captivity they live about 31 years.
• To get around toads hop to get around so they can get from place to place.

4 questions

• Do toads and frogs have anything in common or do they have nothing in common?
• Are all reptiles some what the same or are they all different?
• Do reptiles have any similarities with mammal?
• Are all toads the same even though they are branched off into different types?

3 vocabulary

• aestivate: to spend the summer
• parotoid: forming warty Masses
• trill: to sing or play

2 literary

• "Toad Music" (pg. 183)
• "In the silent world" (pg. 183)

1 overview

• American Toads were described in this chapter how they live, how big they are, how long they live, and what they look like.