“Frogs and toads worldwide are endangered, and their biggest threats are human ignorance and indifference. It is also true—ask any kid—that frogs and toads are fascinating animals. Terry VanDeWalle’s attractive and informative laminated guide to the frogs and toads of the Upper Midwest offers a bridge to a newfound knowing and understanding of these fine animals. It says: here are our frogs and toads—they are beautiful and valuable. But it also suggests, by extension, that you should now go out there and look—get a little muddy and rumpled—and discover again what you once knew as a kid.”—Michael J. Lannoo, editor, Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species