Shell Life on the Seashore by Street, Philip

Shell Life on the Seashore

Originally published in 1961, Shell Life on the Seashore is an amateur beachcombing classic. This newly reissued...
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Author: Philip Street
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Shell Life on the Seashore by Street, Philip

Shell Life on the Seashore

$34.49

Shell Life on the Seashore

$34.49
Author: Philip Street
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Originally published in 1961, Shell Life on the Seashore is an amateur beachcombing classic. This newly reissued and updated edition includes a new foreword by Philip Hoare and an illustrated fold-out guide to identifying shells on the reverse of the book jacket.

For many, the highlights of seaside holidays are rockpooling and gathering the glorious array of shells left strewn on the beach after the receding tide.

Attracted by the infinite variety of shapes and colors, visitors can never resist making a souvenir collection of their own - but little do they suspect the fascinating lives of the animals who once occupied them.

What if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only we knew the language? Mr Street's delightful, informative guide uncovers the secret history of each common shell, revealing not only which marine creature once inhabited it but the unique challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve.

From barnacles to oysters, cockles to sea slugs, winkles to carnivorous snails, mollusks and lesser-known members of the octopus family, Shell Life on the Seashore is the essential primer for recognizing and collecting both these curious specimens and the "empties" they leave behind - and will greatly increase the old-fashioned pleasures of a coastal holiday for all the family.

Author: Philip Street
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 08/27/2019
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780571354450

About the Author
Street, Philip: - Philip Street was a Member of the Marine Biological Society.Hoare, Philip: - Philip Hoare is the author of eight works of non-fiction. His book Leviathan or, The Whale won the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. His most recent book, RISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR, the third of his sea-themed works, is published by Fourth Estate.

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