shells

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.

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

Pictures examples of distinctive shells in over 120 color photographs. Also covers the story of how mollusks live and reproduce.

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

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

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

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.

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