Toad overload
Subtitle: a true tale of nature knocked off balance in Australia
By: by Patricia Seibert ; illustrated by Jan Davey Ellis.
Contributors: Ellis, Jan Davey, ill.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Brookfield, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Bufo marinus -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.; Pest introduction -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.; Sugarcane -- Diseases and pests -- Biological control -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.; Giant toad.; Toads.; Animal introduction -- Australia.; Pests.
Description: Explains what happened when giant toads were brought to Australia to help control beetles that ate the sugar cane crop. Includes information on the physical characteristics and habits of this species of toad.