Toad Overload: A True Tale of Nature Knocked Off Balance in Australia

The 101 Dinner-Plate Sized Toads: A National Nuisance is a fascinating and entertaining book that tells the strange but true story of how giant toads were brought to Australia to control beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops.

The book follows the journey of these amphibians as they thrive and multiply, becoming a national nuisance due to their preference for city life over the hot, dry cane fields.

Despite their appealing nature, these toads are also poisonous, highlighting the importance of understanding the potential consequences of introducing plants or animals to new habitats.

The book is filled with whimsical illustrations that personify and endear the toads to readers, while also providing highly informative text that shows how we can never be sure what will happen when a plant or animal is introduced to a new habitat.

Two pages of additional facts and maps showing toad distribution add the final flourish to this captivating story, well told.

Don't miss out on this entertaining and educational read!