Amphibians

by Risa Roberta Goldberg

Fat ones, skinny ones, short ones, tall,Green ones, brown ones, and that’s not all.Cold and clammy ones, damp and smooth,Dry and warty ones, pebbly and grooved. Hear them cheep and peep and boom,Quack and cry at the light of the moon.Leaping and jumping, they climb so high,Changing their color in the blink of an eye.Tails on the little ones, floating in the weeds,Feeding on algae for food they need. Long, strong legs and long, sticky tongues,Some have gills and some have lungs. Some eat the pests that bother our plants,Like snails and slugs and worms and ants.Who are these critters? We call them our friends. They’re frogs, toads, salamanders – amphibians!…

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