Florida's Fabulous Seashells: And Other Seashore Life [Paperback]

Winston Williams (Author), Pete Carmichael (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: World Publications (CA); 2 edition (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911977058
• ISBN-13: 978-0911977059
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Field Guides > Insects & Spiders
  • #3 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Animals > Seashells
  • #32 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Animals > Insects & Spiders

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, comprehensive review of shells., March 25, 2002

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Jerald R Lovell (Clinton Township, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Florida's Fabulous Seashells: And Other Seashore Life (Paperback)

I'm a Michigan snowbird. I didn't know one shell from another until I purchased this highly interesting, informative book. I have derived many hours of pleasure from looking at the colorful, spectacular photgraphs of the amazing creatures that make the depicted shells. When one combines these with a text that is readable, finely detailed, and which closely follows the photographs, a book that should be part of any Florida visitor's library is obtained. Get it, and read it, before you go, and enhance your trip!!

I might note that my high recommendation extends to all books in this series. Since purchasing this and other volumes in the series, I have been able to discard a lot of lesser quality materials purchased on earlier trips, and yet increase the quality of my library.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful and Informative, June 30, 2005

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Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Florida's Fabulous Seashells: And Other Seashore Life (Paperback)

If you want to know your whelks from your wentletraps from your limpets, then this book can help. Besides gorgeous color photos of shells, it gives lots of info (helpfully boxed for easy reading). Find out why left-handed shells are an oddity, how to make coquina broth, why you hear the sea when you put a shell to your ear and other tidbits.
The book includes "Other Seashore Life," so browsers discover the varieties of crabs, hard-tube worms, sea anemones, sea slugs, starfish and sea beans. It even discusses sharks teeth, fossil shells and different colored beach sands.
Really a great book for beach trips on both an adult level and to use with children. The colorful photos and odd facts will grab their imagination, getting them interested in nature.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for the Florida shell seeker, July 27, 2004

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Bird (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Florida's Fabulous Seashells: And Other Seashore Life (Paperback)

I put this book in my suitcase every time I vacation in Florida. It's perfect for the casual (but enthusiastic!) beach comber, containing many color photos of Florida shells along with brief but interesting and informative passages on each type of shell. This book is an easy and enjoyable read for all ages, and is NOT a dry, encyclopedic identification guide. The book also contains information on the creatures found in and near the surf, like crabs, jellyfish, etc. And, best of all, many mysterious beach finds are identified for you: sea pork, sea beans, devil's purse and so on. Just about anything and everything you find on a Florida beach is identified, from seaweed to seashells. (The exception being birds, but there is a separate book for that!) If you are vacationing on Sanibel Island, this is a great shell guide.