TA BLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CoLORS THAT DAZZLE 4 CHAPTER 2 UP IN THE TREES CHAPTER 3 MEAT TO EAT 14 CHAPTER 4 MATING AND LAYING EGGs 18 CHAPTER 5 AVOIDING PREDATORS 24 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
CHAPTER 1 COLORS THAT DAZZLE ligh up in the green canopy of the rainforest a snake slithers along a branch in search of a tasty snack Its tongue darts in and out tasting the air in hopes of smelling a delicious tree frog Overhead a bat sends out its high pitched squeak waiting for sound waves to bounce back and help it locate a meal A tree frog sounds perfect Hidden on one of the leaves is a small bump The snake slides closer to investigate What is it The green bump blends in with the leaf but there is something 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
different about it Suddenly the green bump turns into a lightning fast flash of color something very bright and alive The bump is now a frog with four legs orange toes and blue thighs Yellow stripes glow from its sides And oh those gigantic bulging red eyes Startled the snake freezes in place for a moment giving this tiny frog the perfect chance to escape Red eyed tree frogs get their name from their bulging red eyes EXPLORINO our RAINFO