{"product_id":"9781905377053","title":"Frogs: And Other Amphibians","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmphibians appeared on earth 360 million years ago, as the first four-footed animals and pioneers in the conquest of dry land. The water-, land- or tree-dwelling frogs, toads, newts and salamanders of our childhood are but pallid representatives of an infinitely varied family. Having originally trained as a biologist, Paul Starosta decided to combine his two main loves - nature and photography - to, logically, become a nature photographer. In this book he focuses his attention on the incredibly vibrant world of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Far from the brown and green slime-dwellers of childhood pond-dippings, the creatures depicted here are positively jewel-like, their colours further enhanced by being photographed against a black background. Teddy Moncuit is a great traveller and nature lover, who has carried out many assignments in the tropics. His texts provide a precise and passionate account of their fantastic adaptation strategies, revealing obscure, surprising, or even tragic asp\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acc Publishing Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049962193136,"sku":"9781905377053","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781905377053_p0.jpg?v=1763614862","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781905377053","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}