Are You Me?

We all know that frogs start their lives as tadpoles, but did you know that dragonflies make their start as nymphs? Many aquatic wildlife species do not resemble the adults that they will eventually become. Use Project WILD Aquatic’s “Are You Me?” to explore and match aquatic animal young and adults.

Family fun:
Head to a local pond or stream and look for aquatic animals and their young. Take nets to find whirling beetles, mayfly nymphs and cranefly larva in the water. Watch the shoreline for baby ducks, otters or turtles. When you get home make drawings of and talk about the animals that you saw.

Book List

Grades PreK-2
Amos, W.H. 1981. Life in Ponds and Streams. National Geographic Society.
Arnosky, J. 1986. Deer at the Brook. HarperCollins Publishers.
Bandes, H. 1993. Sleepy River. Philomel Books.
Dewey, J.O. 1987. At the Edge of the Pond. Little, Brown & Company.
Dexter, R. 1996. Frogs (Troll Firs- Start Science). Troll Communications.
Falwell, C. 2001. Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond. HarperCollins Publishers.
Fleming, D. 1993. In the Small, Small Pond. Henry Holt and Co.
Fowler, A. 1996. Life in a Pond. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Friedman, J.C. 1975. ABC of a Summer Pond. Johnny Reads, Incorporated.
Galko, F. 2002. Pond Animals. Heinemann.
George, L.B. 1996. Around the Pond: Who's Been Here? Greenwillow Books.
George, W.T. 1988. Beaver at Long Pond. Greenwillow Books.
George, W.T. 1989. Box Turtle at Long Pond. HarperCollins Publishers.
Halpern, S. 1993. My River. Scholastic.
Hooper, M. 2001. River Story. Walker Books Ltd.
Hunter, A. 1999. What's in the Pond? Houghton Mifflin Company.
Jackman, L. 1986. Life in Ponds and Streams. Silver, Burdett & Ginn, Incorporated.
Kirkpatrick, R.K. 1990. Pond Life. Steck-Vaughn.
Koontz, R.M. 1998. The Complete Backyard Nature Activity Book: Fun Projects for Kids to Learn About the Wonders of Wildlife and Nature. McGraw-Hill.
Korman, S. 2001. Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane. Soundprints.
Kosek, J.K. 2003. What's inside Lakes? Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Kurtz, J. 2000. River Friendly, River Wild. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Lasky, K. 1997. Pond Year. Candlewick Press.
Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Life in a Pond. Capstone Press.
Long, L. 1998. Down at the Pond. Periwinkle Park Educational Productions.
Luenn, N. 1994. Squish!: A Wetland Walk. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Moignot, D. 1998. Frogs: A First Discovery Book. Moonlight Publishing.
Morrison, G. 2002. Pond. Walter Lorraine Books.
Needham, K. and L. Lucas. 2002. Strange Beginings. Tradewind Books.
Overbeck, C. 1982. Dragonflies. Lerner Publishing Group.
Paul, T. 1997. By Lakes and Rivers. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Pratt-Serafini, K.J. 2001. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications.
Rosen, M.J. 1994. All Eyes on the Pond. Hyperion Books for Children.
Sabin, F. 1982. Wonders of the Pond. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Sanders, S.R. 2002. Crawdad Creek. National Geographic Society.
Schuh, M.C. 2002. What Are Lakes? Capstone Press.
Schwartz, D.M. 1991. Hidden Life of the Pond. Crown Books for Young Readers.
Schwartz, D.M. 1997. At the Pond. Creative Teaching Press, Incorporated.
Stewart, D. 2002. Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Tordjman, N. 1991. Living Pond. Young Discovery Library.
Wells, D.K. 1990. Pond Life: The Fishing Trip. Child's World, Incorporated.
Wyler, R. 1990. Puddles and Ponds: An Outdoor Book. Silver Burdett Press.

Grades 3-5
Beatty, R. 2003. Rivers, Lakes, Streams, and Ponds. Raintree Publishers.
Cole, H. 2003. On the Way to the Beach. Greenwillow Books.
Dewey, J. 1991. At the Edge of the Pond. Little Brown & Co.
Donovan, S. 2003. Animals of Rivers, Lakes and Ponds. Raintree Publishers.
Ellis, B.F. 2006. Web at Dragonfly Pond. Dawn Publications.
Fleisher, P. 1999. Pond. Marshall Cavendish Inc.
Ganeri, A. 1993. Ponds and Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Hester, N.S. 1990. Living Pond. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Hewitt, S. 1999. Rivers, Ponds and Seashore. Millbrook Press, Inc.
Hibbert, A. 1999. A Freshwater Pond. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Hiscock, B. 1997. Big Rivers: The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Jackson, K. 2006. Lakes. Capstone Press.
Jennings, T.J. 1989. Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Johnson, R.L. 2004. Journey into a Lake. Lerner Publishing Group.
Kallen, S.A. 2003. Life in a Pond. Thomson Gale.
Kubo, H. 1990. Insects in the Pond. Steck-Vaughn.
Levete, S. 1999. Rivers and Lakes. Millbrook Press, Inc.
Littlefield, C. 2004. Awesome Ocean Science: Investigating the Secrets of the Underwater World. Williamson Books.
McClung, R.M. 1980. Green Darner: The Story of a Dragonfly. William Morrow & Co.
Morgan, S. 2000. Pond in the Meadow. Thameside Press.
Morris, N. 1998. Rivers and Lakes. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Oxlade, C. 2003. Rivers and Lakes. World Almanac Books.
Parker, S. 1999. It's a Frog's Life: My Story of Life in a Pond. Reader's Digest Children's Publishing, Incorporated.
Paulsen, G. 2001. Canoe Days. Random House Children’s Books.
Reene. 2000. Animals That Live in Water (Animals Up Close Series). Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Rockwell, J. 1984. All about Ponds. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Ross, M.E. 2000. Pond Watching with Ann Morgan. Lerner Publishing Group.
Santrey, L. 1985. Lakes and Ponds. Troll Communications L.L.C.
Silver, D.M. 1994. One Small Square: Pond. W.H. Freeman and Co.
Taylor, B. 1998. Pond Life. DK Publishing, Inc.
Waldbauer, G. 2006. A Walk around the Pond: Insects in and over the Water. Harvard University Press.

Grades 6-8
Braun, E. and S. Donovan. 2001. River, Lakes, and Ponds. Raintree Publishers.
Braun, E. and S. Donovan. 2002. Scientists of Rivers, Lakes, and Ponds. Raintree Publishers.
Court, J. 1985. Ponds and Streams. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Frahm, R. 1997. Lakes. Creative Company.
Frahm, R. 2002. Rivers: Sculptors of the Land. Creative Company.
Greenaway, F and Taylor, B. 1992. Look Closer: Pond Life. Econo-Clad Books.
Hidetoma, O. 1986. Insect in the Pond (Nature up Close Series). Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers.
Holling, H.C. 1978. Minn of the Mississippi. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Loewer, P. 1996. Pond Water Zoo: An Introduction to Microscopic Life. Atheneum.
Milkins, C.S. 1990. Discovering Pond Life. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Morris, N. 2004. Earth’s Changing Rivers. Raintree.
Parker, S. 2005. Pond and River. DK Publishing, Inc.
Sayre, A.P. 1997. Lake and Pond. Lerner Publishing Group.
Serafini, K. 2000. Salamander Rain: A Lake & Pond Journal. Dawn Publications.

Grades 9-12
Merritt, R. W. 2008. An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Waldbauer, G. 2008. A Walk Around the Pond: Insects In and Over the Water. Harvard University Press.