Presents an introduction to mollusks, in simple text with illustrations, including snails, shellfish, squid, octopus, slugs, and others, providing information on their physical characteristics and abilities, habitat, behavior, and life cycle.
Provides information about mollusks and their shells and how to identify them, along with detailed descriptions and photographs of fifty common North American shells.
Contains full-color photographs of Jacques Senders' collection of rare shells from around the world; and includes expert commentary on their formation, history, connection to other disciplines, and other related topics.