The Pond Book and Tadpole Tank

A self-contained guide to how an ecosystem works. The pond book is a field guide to all sorts of pond creatures from frogs and toads to turtles and water bugs.

It comes together with a tadpole tank with a special strainer and magnifying lens lid. Over 40 species are covered in the book and children learn how each contributes to the life of a pond.

They discover a spider that goes fishing, a bug that breathes through a tube; and a larva that builds a house for itself out of twigs and pebbles.

Ther's the bladderwort, a plant that eats insects, and the adult mayfly - an insect that never eats.

A special 16-page section is devoted to frogs, toads and tadpoles: how they live, what they eat, the mystery of their disappearance and why it's important not to handle them. The tadpole tank is shatterproof, see-through and large.

Topping it is the pondwand, a combination lid/strainer with a folding handle and a special magnifying lens in the centre so young wetland scientists can watch even the tiniest creatures slink and swim.