Yes - they can. At Heights Elementary in Pittsburg California back 35 years ago or so we would have a jumping frog contest every year in the circles used for kick ball. All the kids would bring giant frogs and let them go from the center of the ring. OH MY! It was so much fun - all because of this book (I am still scared of frogs to this day) but I love the book and every kid should read it.

"Jumping Frog" is a wonderful, hilarious story (among a group of several other great ones) that my father read to me as a kid. If you love Twain, get it.

If you love Texas, you gotta own these books!

Literally an encyclopedia of everything Texas, this set of books is the ultimate resource for all things Texan. Wanna know why your town has the name it does or who was that guy they named that road after? This is the place to go.

There's no way you'll cuddle up in your bed with one of these books, but you'll love 'em just the same.

This is a great book containing information about Texas. It is a beginning resource and should be used. It has everything from Alvaez to Zavala

This is the greatest book I ever found about ancient ship painting. It took me such a long time to find this kind of wonderful book. It is a must buy for a marine painting lover or artist

The clarity and color of the reproductions of marine paintings in this book are nothing less than superb. While the individual styles and, to some extent, the specific subject matter of the five artists vary, I find it impossible to single out any one of them as being "better" than the others. Each is a highly talented artist who brings the past to life in a most convincing manner. While men-of-war are probably the most frequent subject of the paintings in this book, merchant vessels and ships of exploration and even of pleasure are not neglected. It is pure joy to just leaf through this volume and gaze at the wealth of images. Anyone who is fascinated by the sea and sailing ships cannot fail to be enchanted by this book.

These literary, humorous sketches may be difficult to easily categorize but any with an appreciation for Mark Twain's wry sense of observation will find this an engrossing gathering of sardonic observations of everyday people. Cannibalism in the Cars focuses on Mark Twain's early sketches, many now available only here.

We loved this book! Both my husband and I read this to our 5 yr. old son. We laughed out loud at the author's light hearted approach on learning to ride a two-wheel bike without training wheels! A first time on reading a story by this team of authors. I will seek other books by them in the future. My son loved everthing about this peticular book.

This is an excellent book. I would definitly recomend it to anyone who loves the Ripleys museums. This book features pictures of amazing feats attempted by people Ripley encountered during his travells. I found some of the pictures to be amazing, I didn't believe my eyes!

This volume of effervescence gives off more sparks than a campfire from "Roughing It". It also provides terrific context for a group of essays by Shelly Fisher Fishkin "Lighting Out for the Territories". For real fun read David Carkeet's modern recreation of Twain "I Been Here Before", a book Twain would have somehow wished to be included in his canon. Don't be surprised if someday Carkeet's book is included as a companion volume to the Oxford Mark Twain.

For a researcher in all things Texas, this book is a must. I have been a professional researcher for the past 50 years and anytime I have ever needed anything on Texas or people of Texas I have gone to the "Handbook of Texas" and found it easily. This new edition of the "Handbook of Texas" has only gotten better. You can now carry it around with you and it will be easily accessable at any time. If you need information on Texas, this is the place to go to find it. This book will be on my list as a must and will definitly be mentioned in my research classes as a must for my students. Carlene Peacock Brown

Fantastic collection of pictures with comments!! A great addition to anybody's library. Brings back great memories of the many Happy Trails brought to us by Roy and the members of his family. Buy it if you can find it!!

This book is a wonderful review of the history of UConn. Many of the photographs haven't been seen in decades -- some have never been published before. Anyone who attended UConn and anyone who is a Husky fan will love this book.