Night of the Spadefoot Toads
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When his father takes a new job in Massachusetts, Ben Moroney must leave behind his best friend Tony, a western banded gecko named Lenny, and worst of all, the Arizona desert home he has loved and explored.
Benβs adjustment to his new environment is not going well until he unexpectedly finds a kindred spirit in his eccentric fifth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Tibbets. She introduces him to the rare and elusive Eastern spadefoot toads that make their home on her rural property. When Ben discovers that Mrs. Tibbetsβs land may be sold to developers, he knows he has to do something.
As Benβs obsession with saving the spadefoot toadsβ habitat grows, his schoolwork and his relationships with his family and new friends suffer. But just when it seems things canβt get any worse, Ben finds a way to meet his responsibilities to the people around him and demonstrates the importance of even the smallest efforts to save the earthβs rapidly disappearing habitats.
A beloved exploration of important environmental themes, this appealing middle grade novel comes from renowned storyteller and two-time Grammy Award winner Bill Harley.
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Bill Harley is a two-time Grammy Awardβwinning storyteller, musician, and writer who has been writing and performing for kids and families for more than twenty-five years. He is the recipient of Parentsβ Choice and ALA awards. He won a 2007 Grammy Award for his childrenβs storytelling album Blah Blah Blah and a 2009 Grammy Award for his childrenβs spoken-word album Yes to Running! Bill Harley Live. He lives in Massachusetts.
Alex Boyles has been acting pretty much his entire life. He got his BA in theaterβacting/directing performance from CSU Long Beach and his MFA in acting performance from Ohio State University. He started narrating audiobooks in 2019 and hasnβt looked back!
