shells

An introduction to collecting, providing background on seashells, and offering advice on how to start, add to, organize, and store a shell collection.

Simple text and photographs introduce sea shells, discussing what they are, different types of shells, and how they are used by animals.

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

The princesses prepare for Presentation Day at the end of the term and wonder if their wishes will be granted, but when Diamonde's valuable diamond brooch goes missing, Zoe tries to help her find it. Includes stickers.

Briefly describes how the outer coverings of various animals of the land and sea differ in size, texture, and function, although all provide protection.

Describes a wide variety of shells, including the lion's paw, giant Atlantic cockle, and Katherine's chiton.

Describes such animals as snails, turtles, and crabs, which live in shells and use these coverings as protection.

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.

Provides descriptions and annotated photographs of over five hundred species of seashells, and includes distribution maps, as well as range, occurrence, and size indicators.

Describes 1035 species and subspecies of shells, with illustrations.