In Danny’s Tadpoles, Danny puts tadpoles in a bowl and watches them become frogs. The last page of the book is a simple diagram of the life cycle of a frog. Danny’s Tadpoles, part of I Dream of Danny Set 14, is a Level D, Emergent Reader. Studying a life cycle when reading offers a perfect opportunity to meet cross-curriculum standards in the primary classroom. and combine fiction and nonfiction.