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Fascinating Shells

Author : Andreia Salvador
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226819817
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Fascinating Shells written by Andreia Salvador and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Scientist Best Book of the Year Beautiful photographs of stunning shells from London's Natural History Museum, home to one of the most significant and comprehensive collections in the world. Collected and treasured for their beauty, used in religious rituals, or even traded as currency, shells have fascinated humans for millennia. Ancient and enchanting, dazzling in form and variety, these beautiful objects come from mollusks, one of the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, including snails, oysters, cuttlefish, and chitons. Soft-bodied, these creatures rely on shells for protection from enemies and their environments, from snowy mountains to arid deserts, in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and the jungles of the tropics, on rocky shores, and in coral reefs. In this book, mollusk expert Andreia Salvador profiles some of the world’s most beautiful and quirky shells, each selected from the more than eight million specimens held in the collection at London’s Natural History Museum. We lock eyes with the hundred-eyed cowry, named after "the all-seeing one," the giant Argus Panoptes of Greek mythology. We see how shells' appearances translate into defense strategies, as with the zigzag nerite, which varies its patterning to deceive and confuse predators. And we meet shell inhabitants, such as the amber snail, which eats earthworms by sucking them up like spaghetti. Reproduced in full color and striking detail, these shells have much to reveal about the history of collecting, the science of taxonomy, and the human desire to understand the natural world.

Interesting Shells

Author : Andreia Salvador
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780565095109
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Interesting Shells written by Andreia Salvador and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shells are exoskeletons of living creatures and have fascinated humans for millennia. Interesting Shells presents portraits of beautiful specimens from the Natural History Museum's vast collections, each accompanied by a caption explaining thier unique characteristics--whether biological, historical or geographical"--Page 4 of cover

Cool Shells: Creating Fun and Fascinating Collections!

Author : Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1617846201
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (178 download)

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Book Synopsis Cool Shells: Creating Fun and Fascinating Collections! by : Mary Elizabeth Salzmann

Download or read book Cool Shells: Creating Fun and Fascinating Collections! written by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains facts about collecting shells that will inspire the reader to start his or her own collection. Readers will gain a working knowledge of this hobby which includes background history of shells and mollusks dating back to the Bronze Age, research and resources, the best places to find, buy or trade shells, and how to organize, store and care for a shell collection. There is also a crafts section for the creative use of extra shells. Full-color photographs, materials & techniques, tips & sidebar information, a glossary and an index are all included in this title.

Shell Chic

Author : Marlene Hurley Marshall
Publisher : Storey Kids
ISBN 13 : 9781580174404
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Shell Chic written by Marlene Hurley Marshall and published by Storey Kids. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides projects and decorating ideas using shells, along with practical advice on crafting with these gifts of nature.

Cool Shells: Creating Fun and Fascinating Collections!

Author : Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1599283735
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (992 download)

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Book Synopsis Cool Shells: Creating Fun and Fascinating Collections! by : Mary Elizabeth Salzmann

Download or read book Cool Shells: Creating Fun and Fascinating Collections! written by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains facts about collecting shells that will inspire the reader to start his or her own collection. Readers will gain a working knowledge of this hobby which includes background history of shells and mollusks dating back to the Bronze Age, research and resources, the best places to find, buy or trade shells, and how to organize, store and care for a shell collection. There is also a crafts section for the creative use of extra shells. Full-color photographs, materials & techniques, tips & sidebar information, a glossary and an index are all included in this title.

Spirals in Time

Author : Helen Scales
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472911377
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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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.

West Coast Shells

Author : Josiah Keep
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book West Coast Shells written by Josiah Keep and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans

Author : Cynthia Barnett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393651452
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)

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Book Synopsis The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans by : Cynthia Barnett

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.

Seashells by the Seashore

Author : Marianne Berkes
Publisher : Dawn Publications (CA)
ISBN 13 : 9781584694892
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (948 download)

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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.

West American Shells

Author : Josiah Keep
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book West American Shells written by Josiah Keep and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Natural History of Shells

Author : Geerat J. Vermeij
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691001678
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis A Natural History of Shells by : Geerat J. Vermeij

Download or read book A Natural History of Shells written by Geerat J. Vermeij and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1995-04-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From “one of the master naturalists of our time” (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life Geerat Vermeij wrote this “celebration of shells” to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? And how did they evolve? With lucidity and charm, the MacArthur-winning evolutionary biologist reveals how shells give us insights into the lives of animals today and in the distant geological past.

Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals

Author : Lovell Reeve
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals written by Lovell Reeve and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals

Author : Lovell Augustus Reeve
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals by : Lovell Augustus Reeve

Download or read book Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of Molluscous Animals written by Lovell Augustus Reeve and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook of Shells

Author : Lula Siekman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1683343646
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Shells written by Lula Siekman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take this easy-to-tote guide along to the beach to help identify your finds among its 120 shells and assortment of other seashore creatures. Each shell is illustrated with a line drawing.

The Art of Shelling

Author : Chuck Robinson
Publisher : Old Squan Village Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780964726789
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Shelling written by Chuck Robinson and published by Old Squan Village Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights 28 shelling locations along the eastern seaboard with detailed information on how and where to find shells and other beach collectibles.

Seashells

Author : Budd Titlow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616731557
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Seashells written by Budd Titlow and published by . This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Beautiful Shells of New Zealand

Author : Edward George Britton Moss
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Beautiful Shells of New Zealand written by Edward George Britton Moss and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beautiful Shells of New Zealand" is an illustrated manual for amateur collectors of sea shells, compiled and written by Edward George Britton Moss. The book gives an exhaustive guide into the types and classification of shells, contains a lot of information about their dwellers, and provides instructions on how to clean the seashells to store them properly for a collection.