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An illustrated hourly guide that follows twenty-four frogs as they eat, find mates, care for their young, and survive our harsh and changing planet.Third Place Books and the North Cascades Institute present Tony Angell as part of our Fall 2024 Nature of Writing series! Angell will be discussing his contributions to the new book Frog Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Amphibian Lives, written by Marty Crump. This event is free and open to the public.
This event is co-sponsored by the North Cascades Institute, a nonprofit conservation organization working to inspire environmental stewardship through transformative learning experiences in nature. Learn more at ncascades.org.
For important updates, registration is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book!
About Frog Day. . .
In this short book, celebrated biologist Marty Crump leads readers on a worldwide field trip in search of frogs. Each chapter of Frog Day covers a single frog during a single hour, highlighting how twenty-four different species spend their time. Our day begins at midnight in Indonesia, with the rustle of leaves above. It’s not a bird, but Wallace’s flying frog, using its webbed feet and emerald-green skin flaps to glide through the forest canopy. In the early hours of the morning, we hear a horned marsupial frog “bopping” and a wood frog “quacking” to attract mates. At six o’clock in the morning, beneath a streetlight in Honolulu, we meet a corpulent, invasive cane toad slurping insects—and sometimes snakes, lizards, turtles, birds, and mice. At noon, we watch parenting in action as an African bullfrog bulldozes a path through the mud to free his tadpoles from a drying pond. At dusk, in a Peruvian rain forest, we observe “the ultimate odd couple”—a hairy tarantula and what looks like a tiny amphibian pet taking shelter in the spider’s burrow. Other frogs make a tasty meal for this tarantula, but the dotted humming frog is a friend, eating the ants that might otherwise make a meal of the tarantula’s eggs.
For each hour in our Frog Day, award-winning artist Tony Angell has depicted these scenes with his signature pen and ink illustrations. Working closely together to narrate and illustrate these unique moments in time, Crump and Angell have created an engaging read that is a perfect way to spend an hour or two—and a true gift for readers, amateur scientists, and all frog fans.
Praise for Frog Day. . .
“Crump is a world expert on the private lives of frogs and toads. She has spent decades as a professional Frog Voyeur, discovering astonishing complexity in how frogs overcome daily challenges. This delightful book will surprise the reader with tricks that frogs use to survive and breed and open the reader’s eyes to the marvelous world of small hopping creatures.”
—Rick Shine, author of Cane Toad Wars
“Frog Day is packed with fact-filled vignettes spanning these spectacular amphibians’ global occurrence, sizes, appearances, habitats, behavior, and conservation status. Readers of this wonderful book will learn a lot about frogs, as well as why we should all be concerned for the plight of wild nature on our rapidly changing planet.”
—Harry W. Greene, author of Tracks and Shadows: Field Biology as Art
“We truly could not have asked for a more knowledgeable and enchanting guide. As we hop from continent to continent, we not only get a glimpse of the natural history, behavior, and adaptations of frogs, but we also see how these creatures are intertwined with culture and folklore from around the world. As Frog Day comes to an end, we are left with a sense of wonder and a thirst to continue this exploration.”
—Sinlan Poo, co-editor of Women in Herpetology: 50 Stories from around the World
“In rainforests around the world, pesky mosquitoes swarm your face while frogs ‘fly’ through the canopy, call from branches dripping with ferns and orchids, and mimic plump, ripe tomatoes. Elsewhere, crawfish frogs snore, fat cane toads gobble up insects, and African bullfrogs babysit their tadpoles. Readers will delight in this beautifully illustrated and evocative reminder of how special amphibians and their habitats are.”
—Susan C. Walls, Research Wildlife Biologist, Gainesville, Florida
"Herpetologist Crump and illustrator Angell provide a quick but informative tour of 24 species of frogs and toads (of which there are more than 7,600 known species total). This charming volume describes each amphibian’s habits and distinctive physical characteristics during the hour when that animal is most active. . . . Biology students and armchair travelers alike will enjoy this chance to explore the remarkably varied ecology of frogs and toads."
—Library Journal
"A scientific gem for everyone from the mildly curious to those well-versed on frog behavior, Crump's Frog Day is pure pleasure. Budding biologists will love both Angell's illustrations and Crump's warm descriptions."
—Booklist, starred review
About the Nature of Writing Series. . .
A deep appreciation for the transformative power of literature and art has been at the heart of North Cascades Institute since the very beginning. The humanities provide important lenses through which we inhabit and understand our shared landscapes. Our Nature of Writing Speaker Series celebrates the creative minds illuminating the natural world with the turn of a page.
For nearly 20 years, North Cascades Institute has worked in partnership with independent booksellers and community organizations to bring leading authors on environmental issues, natural and cultural history, poetry, art, wellness and adventure together in celebration and appreciation of nature. Past speakers have included Terry Tempest Williams, Gary Snyder, David B. Williams, Richard Louv, Peter Wohlleben, Brenda Peterson, Tim McNulty, Mary Oliver, Barry Lopez and Molly Hashimoto. By bringing our community together in conversation at these events, we aim to support authors, poets and artists and amplify their voices to promote lifelong stewardship through better understanding of the world around us.
Tony Angell is the author and illustrator of over a dozen books related to natural history, including The House of Owls and In the Company of Crows and Ravens.
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17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA, United States, Washington 98155
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