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Rosie the Ribeter

- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

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ROSIE THE RIBETER: THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY Who holds the world record triple jump record - for bullfrogs? Rosie, the Ribeter. She set the record in May 1986 at 21 feet 5 ¿ inches. Her record has stood for over 30 years. This is her story. It all started with Mark Twain and his famous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." After it was published, the Calaveras County fair started the Jumping Frog Jubilee(TM), which has run since 1928. Over the years, the frogs have jumped farther. Why? Scientists say it's because of the frog jockeys, the men and women who catch and jump the frogs. Read this extraordinary story of a man and a frog. ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY ANIMAL series - Award Winning Series! Wisdom, the Midway Alabtross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 Years, Starred Publisher's Weekly review Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub, 2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Nefertiti, the Spidernaut: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space, 2017 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781629440743
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 34
  • Udgivet:
  • 12. april 2019
  • Størrelse:
  • 216x216x2 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 100 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024

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ROSIE THE RIBETER: THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
Who holds the world record triple jump record - for bullfrogs?
Rosie, the Ribeter.
She set the record in May 1986 at 21 feet 5 ¿ inches.
Her record has stood for over 30 years.
This is her story.
It all started with Mark Twain and his famous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." After it was published, the Calaveras County fair started the Jumping Frog Jubilee(TM), which has run since 1928.
Over the years, the frogs have jumped farther.
Why? Scientists say it's because of the frog jockeys,
the men and women who catch and jump the frogs.
Read this extraordinary story of a man and a frog.
ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY ANIMAL series - Award Winning Series!
Wisdom, the Midway Alabtross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 Years, Starred Publisher's Weekly review
Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub, 2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
Nefertiti, the Spidernaut: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space, 2017 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book

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