El sapo

Ages 6 to 10

Hilarious illustrated non-fiction about toads perfect for beginning readers.

Todo lo que siempre quisiste saber sobre esos pequeños animalejos que nos rodean. Algunos dicen que son feos o desagradables, pero también pueden ser muy divertidos.

She's good for the environment... and she's disgusting!

Distinctive trait: Warts

Food preference: Bugs and worms

Special talent: Eating her own skin

Although silly and off-the-wall, The Toad contains factual information that will both amuse and teach at the same time.El sapo is the next installment of the Animalejos series, now in Spanish.

¿Sabías que un sapo pone hasta 6.000 huevos de una vez? ¿Y que, si los atacan, son capaces de echar veneno por la piel? Hay muchas clases de sapos y algunos pueden vivir en el agua, otros en tierra firme o incluso en las ramas de los árboles. Si te encuentras a un sapo significa que estás en un sitio limpio y sin contaminación, así que ¡podéis disfrutar juntos de la naturaleza!

About the Author

Elise Gravel is an award-winning author/illustrator from Quebec. She is the winner of 2020 Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration in French, and is well-known in Quebec for her original, wacky picture books. Having completed her studies in graphic design, Elise found herself quickly swept up into the world of illustration. Her old design habits drive her to work a little text here and there into her drawings and she loves to handle the design of her assignments from start to finish. She has published more than 30 titles that have been translated into 12 languages.