Life Cycle of a Frog
By Steffani H. Gilligan
Tadpoles grow through,
Many different stages.
You will learn all about it,
In your science book pages.
It all begins in water,
With some tiny eggs.
Inside all nice and cozy,
You’ll find frogs without any legs.
See, when a frog is little,
He’s not called frog at all.
The name for him is tadpole.
We use this when he’s small.
He looks more like a fish.
His body is round and black.
He has a tail and swims.
When he’s free from his egg sack.
He’s busy and he’s growing.
Now, from tadpole to froglet.
Each day he’s getting bigger.
But he’s not quite done yet.
Hanging down, you see legs.
His tail will soon go away.
He’ll have 4 new legs for hopping.
And be a full-fledged frog one day.
When that fine day comes,
No longer breathing with gills.
He’ll hop out of the water.
Inhaling air as his lungs fill.
He leaves the pond behind.
He is an adult amphibian.
But in the pond, you’ll find new eggs.
And the life cycle will begin again.
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