Frog: A Photographic Portrait

by Thomas Marent, Tom Jackson

Featuring more than 400 photographs taken on locations around the globe, showing amphibians in their natural habitats, and including personal stories from the photographer, Frog is a celebration of the fascinating range of the planet's frogs and toads. Now in paperback!

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Nature, Art, Photography, Natural History, Science

280 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Thomas Marent is a Swiss nature and wildlife photographer whose passion for the outdoors began in childhood and deepened when he got his first camera at 16. A transformative trip to an Australian rainforest at 23 inspired a lifelong mission to explore and document rainforests worldwide. Since the mid-1990s, his work has appeared in magazines and calendars, culminating in his 2006 book Rainforest, translated into 15 languages. He has published several follow-ups, leads wildlife photography tours, and supports butterfly conservation in Switzerland.

Reviews

[HorrorBabe911 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful photographs of so many different species of frogs, toads and even newts! Lots of important and straight info of certain frogs and their way of life. Loved it 😍

[Alice Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I give this book 10 stars! So much work has been put into it! And raising awareness to the plight of all the dying frogs in the rainforest is essential. Love this book!

[Turtleman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spectacular photos of frogs. Basic, but generally interesting text to accompany the photos.

[MK · Rating 5 out of 5]

This frog encyclopedia is a must-read for anyone who loves frogs. So many cute pictures!!
The appearance of the frog and open fingers are super cute! It's really fun just looking at it.

Did you know If you lightly touch the frog's large eyes with your fingertips, the frog will twitch and withdraw its eyes. It made me feel nostalgic because I had a pet frog when I was a kid.

[V+V MERCURII · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is of excellent technical quality.

It has lots of wonderful pictures of frogs. I feel like licking all of them.

[Babeth (Aria) Vink · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mostly absolutely gorgeous photographs, but also contains a lot of interesting facts and personal stories.

[Brad · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a big book full of beautiful photographs of different kinds of frogs, toads, and newts. I don't know what it is, but I really like frogs, and when I saw this book at the library I immediately snatched it up. I loved it! It probably made me a lot happier than it should have. I'd like to own it eventually.

[Aleta · Rating 5 out of 5]

The photography in this book is gorgeous! The text is sparse, but I still learned a good bit about frogs with the text and wonderful photos. The only negative is that I wish there was a better idea of scale for many of the pictures.

[Leaflet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous book. Big and heavy and brimming with beautiful photos of whimsical and gloriously colored amphibians. Even better, I bought this off the discounted shelf. Wildlife photographer Thomas Marent also has a website full of gorgeous photos, and not just of frogs.

[Rana · Rating 5 out of 5]

The photography is stunning! I learned so much from the little amount of text and the wide variety of photos. It's a must-have for anyone who loves frogs and for anyone who loves amazing photography.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fabulous Thomas Marent creature book for an affordable price. The photography is beautiful, and you can tell the author loved his subject.

[Vickie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The photography is out of this world. This book is informative.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference book for frogs!!

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of beautiful pictures, organized into categories like physical features and mating. While the text is minimal it is still incredibly informative!