Rosie the Ribeter: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Darcy Pattison

Descriere Rosie the Ribeter: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Darcy Pattison

\n \nWho holds the world record triple jump record - for bullfrogs?\n \nRosie, the Ribeter.\n \nShe set the record in May 1986 at 21 feet 5 3/4 inches.\n \nHer record has stood for over 30 years.\n \nThis is her story.\n \n \n \nIt 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.\n \n \n \nOver the years, the frogs have jumped farther.\n \nWhy? Scientists say it's because of the frog jockeys, \n \nthe men and women who catch and jump the frogs.\n \n \n \nRead this extraordinary story of a man and a frog.\n \n \n

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