Stories: The mysterious tadpole; The caterpillar and the polliwog; Time of wonder.

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The mysterious tadpole"

by Steven Kellogg (Dial)

A surprise birthday gift of a "tadpole" grows into something quite different. The creature saves the day by retrieving a long-lost treasure. The community unites to build the creature a home and a pool for the children in the city.

"The caterpillar and the polliwog"

by Jack Kent (Simon & Shuster)

A sassy caterpillar brags to everyone at the pond that she is going to change into something else. A cuddly polliwog is excited for her and wants to change too. Both grow and change as only caterpillars and polliwogs can.

"Time of wonder"

by Robert McCloskey (Viking)

Caldecott Medal book

The summer comes and goes in a tranquil, beautiful lake community. A late summer hurricane brings excitement and changes before the summer folks return to the city to resume their lives.

[DVD-R (requires DVD player specifying that it can play DVD-R discs); voiced; signed in ASL; no captions] DVDs not returnable once opened.