The story follows Pauly, a tadpole, with unusual friends like a dragonfly and mosquito. Pauly is going through big changes, slowly becoming a young frog, when trouble appears, and it looks like humans are to blame. Pauly rallies his friends to help him save the creek with a wild idea from an old uncle, but can they do it in time? There is lots of action, and an unexpected ending that is sure to keep readers fixed on this short chapter book until the end.