My First Book of Frogs of Southern Africa

Name: My First Book of Frogs of Southern Africa - Penguin Random House South Africa
SKU: 9781775847816
Price: 180.00 ZAR
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Jeanne Tarrant, Sally MacLarty

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About the book

Frogs are appealing and colourful creatures and live just about anywhere, even in deserts. My first book of Southern African Frogs introduces 55 different types of frog and their calls – made instantly accessible in this new edition by scanning a QR code.

A short introduction outlines the main features of frogs and includes an illustration detailing their life cycle. For each species, there is:

• a short description in four languages, describing the frog’s main characteristics;

• a full-colour illustration of the frog, and visual clues to its size and eggs;

• a distribution map;

• an illustrated habitat bar with an arrow to indicate where each frog is likely to be found.

This charming introduction to frogs and their...

About the Author

Jeanne Tarrant

Dr Jeanne Tarrant is an expert on frogs and heads up the Threatened Amphibian Programme at the Endangered Wildlife Trust. She spends most of her time implementing conservation policies, and raising public awareness about frogs through educational outreach initiatives.

Sally MacLarty

Sally MacLarty is a freelance illustrator specialising in the fields of education and natural history. She particularly enjoys working on children’s books and has illustrated many such publications, including several in the Read, colour and keep series. She lives in Calitzdorp in the Little Karoo.