Presents extreme close-up images of the life cycle of the American toad, from egg to tadpole to adult. The wildlife photographer author of Frog Heaven presents vibrant, extreme close-up images of the life cycle of the American toad, from egg to tadpole to adult. In jaw-dropping photos, Doug Wechsler captures the life cycle of the American toad from egg to tadpole to adult. To get these images, Wechsler sat in a pond wearing waders, went out night after night in search of toads, and cut his own glass to make a home aquarium. The resulting photos reveal metamorphosis in extreme close-up as readers have never seen it before. Budding naturalists will be transfixed by this unprecedented peek into the secrets of tadpole transformation. DemystifyingFrom the eBook edition.