Product Description
Frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and the rare caecilians come in a stunning array of colors, shapes, sizes and habitats. They live both in water and on land and move in a great variety of ways from swimming, to hopping and even flying. With a series of specially commissioned photographs, Amphibian looks in close-up at the fascinating natural history of these creatures from the bright green, red-eyed tree frogs to dull, burrowing, worm-like caecilians; from startling black and yellow fire salamanders to tiny transparent glass frogs.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 4 reviews)

Apes and monkeys off the wall and through the trees by R. Bagula (Lakeside, Ca United States)

3 Stars
May 19, 2009
The amazing thing about chips is not how close they are to being like humans, but how far apart they are? I think that this might have benefited by reconstruction pictures of some of the fossil men like Neanderthals? I enjoyed all the pictures and the part about tool use by primates ( mostly chips), but the result in the film pretty much leaves us as chumps to the current theory of how they got like they are. The new world and old world primates weren't differentiated well enough fore me either. The idea that the evolution is linked to even lower mammalian form was here either, yet science uses rats for much of the testing of drugs? I like the movie but just thought they could have made it better and more scientific.

Stunning photos! by Jennifer Macke (New Mexico, USA)

5 Stars
December 15, 2007
The Eyewitness books are made for kids, but I would say this book is a must-have for all amphibian fans, including adults. The photos are absolutely stunning, and the text is very good, even for adults. I love this book!

One of the stronger Eyewitness books by Lydia Joyce

5 Stars
February 08, 2006
For those who are new to the Eyewitness format, it consists of thematically arranged two-page spreads of brilliant photographs on a white background. There is an intro paragraph in the upper left-hand corner, but most of the text is in the captions that go with the photographs. Generally, the biological sciences titles are the strongest in this series, since other topics often need a more organized progression of topics. You'll get a lot of information out of these books, but you won't get a systematic anaylsis. This is an especially good book. The organization works well for the topic, and there is a great deal of in-depth information not normally covered even in high school-level biology books. Great for any child interested in amphibians!

fun book by Tina Gardner (Stamford, NY USA)

4 Stars
May 26, 2001
My son and I greatly enjoyed this book. It is presented in the typical, and attractive, Eyewitness style, and is packed with information and pictures. I especially enjoyed reading about ancient amphibians. I had no idea that they grew so large in ancient times!

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