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Color photos and simple text provide a close-up view of skin, shell, and scale.

Twelve-year-old Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that possesses mystical powers and sets out on a journey to return the shell to its rightful home many hundreds of miles away.

Informative descriptions and photographs of more than 500 species of shells.

Simply examines how shells are formed, the animals that produce them, and what is involved in starting a collection.

Examines the behavior of starfish and crabs, and looks at various kinds of sea shells.

Pictures examples of distinctive shells in over 120 color photographs.

Spine title: Seashells. Introduction to seashells and mollusks with twelve easy-to-do science projects.

Alice and her parents spend the week of Alice's tenth birthday as they always do on Sanibel Island, Florida, but Alice gets upset when she discovers some of the people who are always there are missing and new ones have arrived, and Alice wants things to be like they have always been.

This book, for collectors, aids in the identification and classification of sea shells.

An introduction to various kinds of seashells, where they can be found, and their inhabitants.

Photographs and text examine different types of shells, including seashells, eggshells, and fossil shells, focusing on such aspects as how shells camouflage themselves and how they may be collected.

Explores the world of amphibians, discussing their classification, anatomy, behavior, and habitat, and providing photographs and detailed descriptions of individual species.

Explores the world of seashells, crabs, sea stars, sand dollars, and other things to be discovered at the seashore.

Describes the behavior, anatomy, and inner workings of various shelled animals, including the oyster, turtle, and crab.

Identifies over 224 common and conspicuous shells of North America, including full-color illustrations and and clear, precise description of each shell.