The Book of the Frog
$39.30
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2024
Summary
Frogs are extraordinary creatures. Unlike most other animals, they have mastered both land and water, and are capable of breathing through their skins and their lungs. Some of them are so poisonous that just one tiny frog harbours enough toxins to kill ten people stone dead, while others have held the key to lifesaving medicines and treatments, including the world’s first pregnancy tests and cures for skin cancer. Cultures have loved and loathed frogs in equal measure, hailing them both as sy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781803288000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1803288000 |
| Author: | Sally Coulthard |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Apollo |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 138mm x 178mm |
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An enjoyable and lyrical read, enhanced by…arresting lino prints, which really bring the book to life? - Country Life
Looks set to be a bestseller… Beautifully illustrated and full of fascinating insights? - Yorkshire Post
Sally Coulthard brings us another immensely readable biography of British Isles fauna… This little book packs in everything the amateur nature enthusiast would want to know about one of Britain’s most thrilling nocturnal creatures ? - Yorkshire Life
With fascinating insights and tips on how to attract them… This is an endearing book for lovers of the barn owl
Sally Coulthard
Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author of books about natural history and rural life including The Barn, A Short History of the World According to Sheep, The Book of the Earthworm, The Hedgehog Handbook and over twenty more titles. She lives on a Yorkshire smallholding which she shares with her husband, three girls and an assortment of unruly animals.
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