Download or read book Seashells Crabs and Sea Stars written by Christiane Kump Tibbitts and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Explores the world of seashells, crabs, sea stars, sand dollars, and other things to be discovered at the seashore.
Download or read book Seashells Crabs and Sea Stars written by Christiane Kump Tibbitts and published by Cooper Square Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the world of seashells, crabs, sea stars, sand dollars, and other things to be discovered at the seashore.
Download or read book Starfish Seashells and Crabs written by George S. Fichter and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the behavior of starfish and crabs, and looks at various kinds of sea shells.
Download or read book Star of the Sea written by Janet Halfmann and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about what life is like for a starfish, also called a sea star.
Download or read book Starfish Seashells and Crabs written by George S. Fichter and published by Golden Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the behavior of starfish and crabs, and looks at various kinds of sea shells.
Download or read book Stella Star of the Sea written by and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010-02-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam is full of questions on his first trip to the seashore and his older sister has an answer for each one, except whether or not Sam will ever come into the water.
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 Crabs and Sea Stars written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take-Along Guides turn nature walks into learning adventures! Each title features attractive, true-to-life illustrations to help children identify different species. Packed with interesting facts, fun activities, and safety tips, these guides are sure to be a hit with all your young naturalists.
Download or read book Florida s Living Beaches written by Blair Witherington and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Florida's Living Beaches (2007) was widely praised. Now, the second edition of this supremely comprehensive guide has even more to satisfy the curious beachcomber, including expanded content and additional accounts with more than 1800 full-color photographs, maps, and illustrations. It heralds the living things and metaphorical life along the state's 700 miles of sandy beaches. The expanded second edition now identifies and explains over 1400 curiosities, with lavishly illustrated accounts organized into Beach Features, Beach Animals, Beach Plants, Beach Minerals, and Hand of Man.
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 The Lonely Little Seashell written by Beth Carter and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever felt all alone? Do you question why anyone would love you? Have you experienced struggles in you life? Take a journey to the beach where a lonely little seashell, with the insight of a special little girl ,discovers the true meaning of inner beauty. The book also has an interactive component to assist families in identifying common seashells and other "treasures" found at the beach. Helping children explore and identity their uniqueness and special gifts can become a challenge especially among lifes many frightening and unexpected storms. The Lonely Little Seashell is a heartwarming story that will enlighten children of the importance of self-worth and the discovery of inner beauty. Gladys Wiles MA, LPC, NCC, NBCT School Counselor-Alexander County Schools
Download or read book Spirals in Time written by Helen Scales and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautifully written story of shells and their makers, and our relationships with them. Seashells are the sculpted homes of a remarkable group of animals: the molluscs. These are some of the most ancient and successful animals on the planet. But watch out. Some molluscs can kill you if you eat them. Some will kill you if you stand too close. That hasn't stopped people using shells in many ways over thousands of years. They became the first jewelry and oldest currencies; they've been used as potent symbols of sex and death, prestige and war, not to mention a nutritious (and tasty) source of food. Spirals in Time is an exuberant aquatic romp, revealing amazing tales of these undersea marvels. Helen Scales leads us on a journey into their realm, as she goes in search of everything from snails that 'fly' underwater on tiny wings to octopuses accused of stealing shells and giant mussels with golden beards that were supposedly the source of Jason's golden fleece, and learns how shells have been exchanged for human lives, tapped for mind-bending drugs and inspired advances in medical technology. Weaving through these stories are the remarkable animals that build them, creatures with fascinating tales to tell, a myriad of spiralling shells following just a few simple rules of mathematics and evolution. Shells are also bellwethers of our impact on the natural world. Some species have been overfished, others poisoned by polluted seas; perhaps most worryingly of all, molluscs are expected to fall victim to ocean acidification, a side-effect of climate change that may soon cause shells to simply melt away. But rather than dwelling on what we risk losing, Spirals in Time urges you to ponder how seashells can reconnect us with nature, and heal the rift between ourselves and the living world.
Download or read book One White Wishing Stone written by Doris Gayzagian and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl gathers natural objects to decorate her sandcastle, saving some of them to take back home from the beach.
Download or read book What Lives in a Shell written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-04-22 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a shell like a house? A house is a home for you, a nest is a home for a bird, and a cave is a home for a bear. But for some animals a shell is a home. Snails and turtles and crabs and clams all have shells that act as their homes and protect them from harm. In this book you'll learn all about these and other crustaceous creatures, for whom a shell is just the right sort of home.
Download or read book Crabs written by Ann Herriges 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: "Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to crabs. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Teaching Science Through Trade Books written by Christine Anne Royce and published by NSTA Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like the popular?Teaching Science Through Trade Books? columns in NSTA?s journal Science and Children, or if you?ve become enamored of the award-winning Picture-Perfect Science Lessons series, you?ll love this new collection. It?s based on the same time-saving concept: By using children?s books to pique students? interest, you can combine science teaching with reading instruction in an engaging and effective way.
Download or read book Florida s Seashells written by Blair E. Witherington and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Descriptive accounts, distribution maps, and 265 color photographs describe 252 species of mollusk shells as beachcombers are likely to find them"--P. [4] of cover.
