Rosie the Ribeter

<p><strong>ROSIE THE RIBETER: THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY</strong></p><p>Who holds the world record triple jump record – for bullfrogs?<br />Rosie the Ribeter.<br />She set the record in May 1986 at 21 feet 5 ¾ inches.<br />Her record has stood for over 30 years.<br />This is her story.</p><p>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™ which has run since 1928.</p><p>Over the years the frogs have jumped farther.<br />Why? Scientists say it’s because of the frog jockeys<br />the men and women who catch and jump the frogs.</p><p>Read this extraordinary story of a man and a frog.</p><p><strong>ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY ANIMAL series – Award Winning Series!</strong></p><ul> <li><strong><em>Wisdom the Midway Alabtross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 Years</em></strong> Starred Publisher’s Weekly review</li> <li><strong><em>Abayomi the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub</em></strong> 2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book</li> <li><strong><em>Nefertiti the Spidernaut: The Jumping Spider Who Learned to Hunt in Space</em></strong> 2017 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book</li></ul>