Frogs Worldlife Library (Worldlife Library (Paperback)) - Softcover

Badger, David P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0896584569 ISBN 13: 9780896584563

Publisher: Voyageur Press, 2000

Synopsis

Frogs have long played a role in tales of legend and lore--symbolizing fertility, omens, impending rain, and more. "Frogs" is an introduction to the world’s most fascinating frogs and toads, including detailed coverage of frog characteristics, their life cycle, musical repertoires, and conservation issues. David Badger’s entertaining text and John Netherton’s brilliant, up-close photographs bring these fascinating creatures to life as you’ve never seen them.

About this title

Synopsis

Featuring 120 colour photographs by renowned nature photographer John Netherton, 'Frogs' explores in detail the lives of 50 of the most unusual frog, tree frog, and toad species from around the world. David Badger includes fascinating frog lore from across the centuries and describes everything from the physical traits and reproduction habits of frogs and toads to territorial behaviour and life span.

About the Author

David Badger, of Franklin, Tennessee, is a journalism professor, former book critic and columnist for the Nashville Tennessean, and has written and edited many other books. John Netherton, of Nashville, Tennessee, is a renowned nature photographer and a regular contributor to Outdoor Photographer. The pair collaborated on Frogs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896584569
• ISBN 13: 9780896584563
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72