- Hardcover: 280 pages
- Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; First Edition First Printing edition (1 Sep 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405333006
- ISBN-13: 978-1405333009
- Product Dimensions: 30.4 x 25.4 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 362,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'We dare you to pick up this book and not be enthralled' The Sunday Times Travel Magazine on Rainforest
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Discover the diversity and beauty of frogs with Thomas Marent
Stunning original images by Thomas Marent, photographer and author of Butterfly and the award-winning Rainforest, celebrate the colourful diversity, distinctive behaviour, and unique lifecycle of amphibians – frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts.
Over 500 captivating images reveal the enigmatic and fragile world of frogs and their relatives to create a visual testament to a fascinating group of species that are vanishing from our planet at an alarming rate.
Published to coincide with the Year of the Frog, a global campaign to save these endangered creatures from extinction.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is simply fantastic. Detailing the life and characteristics of frogs, toads and newts, it guides you through their identity, lifestyle, habits and life cycle, illustrated with simply hundreds of gorgeous pictures printed in lush Dorling Kindersley style. It's a chunky hardback, with good, thick photographic paper, and it's a joy to read. There isn't a great deal of text, but there's certainly enough to educate you on the life and times of frogs.
The focus is on the photos, and they are brilliant - there are many, many species photographed here, and you can only guess at the time and effort which went into them. The photographer and author, Thomas Marent, gives a few insights into his passion for taking froggy photos, and describes some of the lengths he went to in order to take these pictures. It's frankly, an amazing journey into a tiny, tiny world.
My only (minor) complaint about the book is that there isn't enough of it - it finishes somewhat abruptly after describing their reproductive cycle, and leaves you wanting more!
The focus is on the photos, and they are brilliant - there are many, many species photographed here, and you can only guess at the time and effort which went into them. The photographer and author, Thomas Marent, gives a few insights into his passion for taking froggy photos, and describes some of the lengths he went to in order to take these pictures. It's frankly, an amazing journey into a tiny, tiny world.
My only (minor) complaint about the book is that there isn't enough of it - it finishes somewhat abruptly after describing their reproductive cycle, and leaves you wanting more!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a fantastic book,the colour photos are stunning.this is truly a book to treasure! I recommend this book very highly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It is a pity that this book has been publishedd just as so many species of frogs (89)have been discovered in the Mekong river delta alone (including the first green blooded frog.)
Nevertheless this excellent book is likely all that will ever be needed by the non specialist.There are sections on identity,body form,survival and reproduction all very well written and researched.The identity section covers tree,glass and poison dart frogs,mantellas,toads ,newts and salamanders plus other frogs.
The outstanding feature of the book are the excellent pictures with the exception of those spread over two pages which is quite unnecessary.
All the pages are black with white writing which Idont really like.
Nevertheless this excellent book is likely all that will ever be needed by the non specialist.There are sections on identity,body form,survival and reproduction all very well written and researched.The identity section covers tree,glass and poison dart frogs,mantellas,toads ,newts and salamanders plus other frogs.
The outstanding feature of the book are the excellent pictures with the exception of those spread over two pages which is quite unnecessary.
All the pages are black with white writing which Idont really like.
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Frog: The Amphibian World Revealed
fantastic book with a great insight into the amphibian world by an obviously dedicated photographer with photographs which are secound to none but and there is only one but this is... Read more
Published on 1 July 2009 by Mr. F. Turner
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Published on 21 Jun 2009 by Dr. M. J. Laidlaw
Fabulous photos of awesome amphibians
I've been waiting for a book like this for a very long time.
I was completely bowled over by gorgeous photographs: some photographic magazines have also given this top... Read more
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Published on 27 Mar 2009 by Denise Bright
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