Download or read book 2002 Sea Shells written by Neville Coleman and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to molluscs of the Indo/Pacific, fully indexed with over 2,200 full colour photographs and information on major habitats, natural history and zoogeography, and where to find them.
Download or read book Seashells written by Ann O. Squire and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.
Download or read book Seashells of North America written by R. Tucker Abbott and published by Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Scoop up plentiful Cockles on Eastern beaches. Spy a fabulous Emperor Helmet in Southern Florida. Find a Red Chiton on the Pacific shore. The coasts of North America yield a wondrous variety of shells, from the majestic Conch to tiny Bittium. This beautifully illustrated guide, Seashells of North America by R. Tucker Abbott, helps both the novice and experienced shell hunter distinguish between similar varieties and find the glorious specimens that become a collection's prize. -Native varieties and important introduced species -Expert tips on cleaning and preservation -Common and scientific names -Convenient measuring rules...and more!!
Download or read book Sea Shells of the World written by Robert Tucker Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book of Shells written by M.G. Harasewych and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who among us hasn’t marveled at the diversity and beauty of shells? Or picked one up, held it to our ear, and then gazed in wonder at its shape and hue? Many a lifelong shell collector has cut teeth (and toes) on the beaches of the Jersey Shore, the Outer Banks, or the coasts of Sanibel Island. Some have even dived to the depths of the ocean. But most of us are not familiar with the biological origin of shells, their role in explaining evolutionary history, and the incredible variety of forms in which they come. Shells are the external skeletons of mollusks, an ancient and diverse phylum of invertebrates that are in the earliest fossil record of multicellular life over 500 million years ago. There are over 100,000 kinds of recorded mollusks, and some estimate that there are over amillion more that have yet to be discovered. Some breathe air, others live in fresh water, but most live in the ocean. They range in size from a grain of sand to a beach ball and in weight from a few grams to several hundred pounds. And in this lavishly illustrated volume, they finally get their full due. The Book of Shells offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most intriguing mollusk shells, each chosen to convey the range of shapes and sizes that occur across a range of species. Each shell is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the shell’s range, distribution, abundance, habitat, and operculum—the piece that protects the mollusk when it’s in the shell. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each shell and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Matchless Cone, for instance, or Conus cedonulli, was one of the rarest shells collected during the eighteenth century. So much so, in fact, that a specimen in 1796 was sold for more than six times as much as a painting by Vermeer at the same auction. But since the advent of scuba diving, this shell has become far more accessible to collectors—though not without certain risks. Some species of Conus produce venom that has caused more than thirty known human deaths. The Zebra Nerite, the Heart Cockle, the Indian Babylon, the Junonia, the Atlantic Thorny Oyster—shells from habitats spanning the poles and the tropics, from the highest mountains to the ocean’s deepest recesses, are all on display in this definitive work.
Download or read book Seashells by the Seashore written by Marianne Berkes and published by Dawn Publications (CA). This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child and her companions collect a number of seashells from one to twelve.
Download or read book Sea Shells written by Shari Skeie and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when you put a sea shell up to your ear? You hear the sound of crashing ocean waves. This book explores spiral sea shells, sea shells with two parts, and how animals live in sea shells.
Download or read book Sea Shells of the World written by Robert Tucker Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for the identification of shells, including general information on mollusks and advice on shell collecting and study.
Download or read book Guide to Seashells of the World written by Arthur Peter Hoblyn Oliver and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to over 1,200 species of seashells from all around the world.
Download or read book Seashells of the World written by R. Tucker Abbott and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-04-14 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorful and easy to use, this guide for the identification of shells includes general information on mollusks and advice on shell collecting and study.
Download or read book Old Shell New Shell written by Helen Ward and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hermit crab who has outgrown his shell searches for a new one among the creatures of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Includes a key which identifies the coral reef animals in the illustrations.
Download or read book Sea Shells of the World written by Robert Tucker Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for the identification of shells, including general information on mollusks and advice on shell collecting and study.
Download or read book The First Book of Sea Shells written by Betty Cavanna and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains How Shells Are Made; Describes Such Bivalves As Clams, Oysters, And Pectens, And Many Different Univalves; And Gives Suggestions On Building A Shell Collection.
Download or read book Philip s Guide to Seashells of the World written by A. P. H. Oliver and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating and informative guide to the seashells of the world, illustrated with highly detailed and attractive artworks. More than 1,000 species are illustrated, making this the most comprehensive guide available at a comparable price.This easy-to-use identification guide covers a wide range of shells, from the commonest to the most beautiful and coveted. Shells from all parts of the world - from the Gulf of Alaska to the Cape of Good Hope - are described.The introductory section covers molluscs and their classification, terminology, collecting shells and conservation issues, and contains an invaluable identification key.In the identification section, some 1,200 species are described with great detail and clarity. The description of each species, which is always on the same spread as its illustration, gives the size, distribution, colour and characteristic features of the shell.Main map scale:
Download or read book The Sound of the Sea Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans written by Cynthia Barnett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Science Friday Best Science Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year A Tampa Bay Times Best Book of the Year A stunning history of seashells and the animals that make them that "will have you marveling at nature…Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the sea, about global history and about environmental crises and preservation" (John Williams, New York Times Book Review). Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature’s creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and science to trace our long love affair with seashells and the hidden lives of the mollusks that make them. Spiraling out from the great cities of shell that once rose in North America to the warming waters of the Maldives and the slave castles of Ghana, Barnett has created an unforgettable history of our world through an examination of the unassuming seashell. She begins with their childhood wonder, unwinds surprising histories like the origin of Shell Oil as a family business importing exotic shells, and charts what shells and the soft animals that build them are telling scientists about our warming, acidifying seas. From the eerie calls of early shell trumpets to the evolutionary miracle of spines and spires and the modern science of carbon capture inspired by shell, Barnett circles to her central point of listening to nature’s wisdom—and acting on what seashells have to say about taking care of each other and our world.
Download or read book Seashells of the World written by Robert Tucker Abbott and published by Pavilion Children's Books. This book was released on 2004-06-19 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume in this series covers a particular animal or type of plant and includes details of the most common species. Accompanying descriptions show the reader how to identify the subject and where to find them. Internet links point the way to the best websites for further study.
Download or read book Compendium of Seashells written by Robert Tucker Abbott and published by Odyssey Pub. This book was released on 1998 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 1998 reprint of this classic shell book. All of the world's shells are included, except for the very small (less than 1/2 inch), and the shells from great depths. Each shell is illustrated in color, and the brief description includes size, geographic range and habitat.
