Which creatures lay their eggs in ponds? Why do frogs make calling sounds? How do spiders live underwater? Where do moorhens build their nests? This beautiful book has all the answers, and much more, presented in clear step-by-step text, with delightful, detailed illustrations and links to specially selected websites.

Chapters in this book include:
- Pond life
- Pond plants
- Something fishy
- Underwater hunters
- Growing up
- Fast filers
- Spring visitors
- A frog's life
- Pond snails
- Water spiders
- Turtles
- Mayflies
- Pond birds
- Water shrews