Author : Mike Severns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Shells
ISBN : UCSD:31822031426893
Hawaiian Seashells
Mike Severns
Seashells
Seashells Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Seashells book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
One Hundred Seashells
Harold Feinstein
Author : Harold Feinstein
Publisher : Bulfinch
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0821262068
One Hundred Seashells by Harold Feinstein Pdf
This follow-up to "One Hundred Flowers" features gorgeous color photographs of seashells both familiar and exotic.
Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution, and History
John Wesley Tunnell
Author : John Wesley Tunnell
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781603443371
Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution, and History by John Wesley Tunnell Pdf
A guide to seashells found in Texas that discusses the historical uses of mollusks and seashells, the history of conchology and malacology in the state, habitats, and other related topics, and provides information for identifying nine hundred species.
The Book of Shells
M.G. Harasewych,Fabio Moretzsohn
Author : M.G. Harasewych,Fabio Moretzsohn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226177052
The Book of Shells by M.G. Harasewych,Fabio Moretzsohn Pdf
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.
Learning about Seashells
Sy Barlowe
Author : Sy Barlowe
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486838441
Learning about Seashells by Sy Barlowe Pdf
Twelve accurately rendered sticker illustrations depict the mussel, scallop, razor clam, quahog, queen conch, and seven other shells. Easy-to-read descriptions are accompanied by numbered spaces for applying the matching sticker.
Carolina Seashells
Nancy Rhyne
Author : Nancy Rhyne
Publisher : Sandlapper Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0878440771
Carolina Seashells by Nancy Rhyne Pdf
Describes over 200 seashells commonly found on the beaches of North and South Carolina, discussing shell lore, shell collections, and when and where to find the shells mentioned.
Seashells
Budd Titlow
Author : Budd Titlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1616731559
Seashells by Budd Titlow Pdf
They have done time as jewelry and tools, as medicines, currency, and symbols of industry--and they have intrigued people, from beach-combing toddlers to serious scientists, since time began. Native interest meets natural history in this exquisitely illustrated account of the science and culture of seashells. With closeup photography and basic explanations of different shell types--univalves, bivalves, and cephalopods--how they are formed, what mollusks inhabit them, their morphology and life cycles, and much more, this is the book for anyone with an interest in seashells. This book includes information on the bewildering array of shell shapes, colors, sizes, and types, and describes where the different shells can be found throughout the world. As informative as it is visually arresting, the book will appeal to amateur and expert, collector and casual beachcomber.
Seashells
Melissa Stewart
Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781580898102
Seashells by Melissa Stewart Pdf
Prolific, award-winning nonfiction author Melissa Stewart reveals the surprising ways seashells provide more than shelter to the mollusks that inhabit them. Young naturalists discover thirteen seashells in this elegant introduction to the remarkable versatility of shells. Dual-layered text highlights how shells provide more than a protective home in this expository nonfiction exploration. The informative secondary text underscores characteristics specific to each shell. Elegant watercolor illustrations create a scrapbook feel, depicting children from around the world observing and sketching seashells across shores.
Seashells by the Seashore
Marianne Berkes
Author : Marianne Berkes
Publisher : Dawn Publications (CA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1584694890
Seashells by the Seashore by Marianne Berkes Pdf
A child and her companions collect a number of seashells from one to twelve.
Florida's Seashells
Blair E. Witherington,Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington
Author : Blair E. Witherington,Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1561643874
Florida's Seashells by Blair E. Witherington,Blair Witherington,Dawn Witherington Pdf
"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.
Seashells
Sandy Carlson
Author : Sandy Carlson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCSD:31822034734269
Seashells by Sandy Carlson Pdf
Seashells celebrates some of nature's loveliest objects and illuminates the mysteries of life undersea.
Seashells
Cindy Bilbao
Author : Cindy Bilbao
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781682682807
Seashells by Cindy Bilbao Pdf
Experience the magic of the beach with this photographic collection of treasures in the sand Seashells are tiny treasures, each one completely unlike any other. Their variety of shapes, colors, and sizes makes collecting—and even searching for—seashells a favorite pastime of avid and occasional beachcombers alike. As she did for the ocean’s other jewels in Sea Glass and Sea Glass Seeker, photographer Cindy Bilbao captures the ridges, striations, and hues of delicate shells everywhere she finds them. Displaying sun- bleached fragments, glittering, cantaloupe- colored nacre, and scallop shells washed by the tides, Bilbao’s photographs embody magic and mystery. From weathered quahogs and mussels on the cooler shores of New England to a rich, chestnut-colored Florida Fighting Conch shell nestled in the sands of its namesake state, she describes in intricate detail how these shells are formed and why they look the way they do. Complete with Bilbao’s expert tips for finding the most unique shells and enjoying the hunt, Seashells is the perfect gift for any anyone who loves the beach.
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans
Cynthia Barnett
Author : Cynthia Barnett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393651454
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans by Cynthia Barnett Pdf
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.
British Seashells
Paul Chambers
Author : Paul Chambers
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844680511
British Seashells by Paul Chambers Pdf
Using original Victorian prints, by collectable artist George Sowerby, marine biologist and author Paul Chambers has produced the first comprehensive guide to shells for over a century. The original prints are intricately detailed (much better than photographs which lack the exact detail of these drawings) and are a selling point in themselves but will be complemented by informative but accessible text, including families and to show what's edible, dangerous or belongs to mollusk families and in what part of the country they can be discovered. A delightful study by the leading expert and a must for anyone interested in learning more about shells - or who just enjoys beach combing with the family.
Seashells
Melissa Stewart
Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781632896582
Seashells by Melissa Stewart Pdf
Prolific, award-winning nonfiction author Melissa Stewart reveals the surprising ways seashells provide more than shelter to the mollusks that inhabit them. Young naturalists discover thirteen seashells in this elegant introduction to the remarkable versatility of shells. Dual-layered text highlights how shells provide more than a protective home in this expository nonfiction exploration. The informative secondary text underscores characteristics specific to each shell. Elegant watercolor illustrations create a scrapbook feel, depicting children from around the world observing and sketching seashells across shores.