El Education: Field Guide to Local Amphibians

The Field Guide to Local Amphibians was created by 4th graders in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. It was created as one aspect of a three-month Learning Expedition on amphibians. Students collected town data for a statewide amphibian census; they spent a considerable amount of time engaged in fieldwork in the town's wetlands, woods, and streams. Students became real experts in amphibians; each student became an expert in one species of amphibian and submitted an entry to the class's book. Each entry includes a written description, a colorful illustration, and a map of that species' range.