Amphibian acrobats ; Amazing amphibians -- The Olympic jumpers ; Fiji tree frog -- The skydiver ; Wallace's flying frog -- The shape shifter ; Venezuelan pebble toad -- The knife heads ; Bruno's casque-headed frog and Greening's frog -- The deep-freeze artist ; North American wood frog -- The flash! ; Polka-dot tree frog -- The speed eater ; African clawed frog -- Desert spadefoot days ; Australian desert spadefoot toad -- The flag waver ; Wayanad dancing frog -- Nothing up her sleeve...presto! ; Star-fingered toad -- The canopy climber ; Strawberry poison frog -- The frog swallower ; Darwin's frog -- The daredevil free-climbers ; Bhupathy's purple frog -- The balancing act ; Tarauaca snouted tree frog -- The marathoners ; Small-mouthed salamander -- The living statues ; Rough-skinned newt and Yellow-eyed ensatina -- The wrestlers ; Japanese giant salamander -- The skin shredders ; Taita African caecilian-- Showstoppers' farewell ; Extraordinary and endangered -- Glossary -- Poetry notes -- Acknowledgments -- Amphibians need our help -- Explore the world of amphibians -- Where do amphibian acrobats live? -- Relative sizes and threat of extinction.