Of Golden Toads and Serpents' Roads (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series) [Hardcover]

Paul Freed (Author)

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"Combines the spirit of adventure with natural history and science. Readers are lured by exotic travel and his storytelling skills." -- Russell A. Mittermeier

About the Author

Paul Freed is supervisor of the Herpetology Section at the Houston Zoo and a field associate at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. He has traveled extensively on field surveys and research expeditions, mostly in relation to his specialty, herpetological parasitology, a study that requires collecting live reptiles and amphibians. He is the author or coauthor of more than sixty articles in scientific and popular journals, and his photographs are widely published in a variety of books, textbooks, calendars, and magazines, including National Geographic Explorer.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: TAMU Press; 1 edition (May 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585442488
• ISBN-13: 978-1585442485
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,010,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read; very educational, informative and esp. funny!!, July 4, 2003

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This review is from: Of Golden Toads and Serpents' Roads (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series) (Paperback)

This book has a perfect combination of humor and education, which makes it a great, fun read. I couldn't put the book down! It definately made me want to hop on a plane a travel the world, in search of golden toads and serpents' roads! A must have!!