mollusks

Using text and illustrations, identifies over eight hundred fifty marine mollusks off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America, emphasizing their habitats, habits, and identifying features.

Describes how mollusks, such as clams, oysters, limpets, and snails, build their shells and use them.

Introduces twenty-five shells with unusual characteristics including the ship worm which can sink ships and the cloth of gold that spins golden threads.

Text and photographs provides descriptions of the physical characteristics, habitats, behaviors, and life cycles of octopuses and squid.

Provides a combination of full-page photos and facts about mollusks.

Discusses the origin of shells, how mollusks live and grow, and how to find, recognize, and collect shells, accompanied by five shell samples.

An introduction to seashells, explaining how they are classified and describing the differences that distinguish one kind of seashell from another.

Presents a comprehensive guide to over twelve hundred different species of seashells from around the world and provides information about mollusks, their classification, and hints for collecting shells.

A young explorer's guide to shells, discussing what they are and how they are formed, looking at some of the many different types of shells and the animals they house, and including tips on how to find, collect, and observe shells.

Describes the bodies, diets, life cycle, defenses, and talents of numerous kinds of mollusks, as well as threats to their survival.