A young boy finds a salamander and thinks of the many things he can do to make a perfect home for it.

Spike is a scary-looking salamander who keeps trying to frighten other animalsNuntil he finds that using fear is not the best way to make friends. And since Spike lives in Mexico (he is an endangered species called the axolotl), this story is peppered with easy-to-understand Spanish words. Includes a glossary. Full color.

Sally the salamander boasts about being so fast that no snake can catch her, and so when she discovers that her tail has been bitten off, she is embarrassed to let the other animals see her.

A boy and his parents go out into the rainy spring night to help salamanders cross a busy road on their annual migration to the vernal pools in which they breed. Includes glossary and facts about the life cycle of the salamander.