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National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Seashells (National Audubon Society Pocket Guides)

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Perfect photos -- plus ample description with range and habitat -- for identification of the rare gorgeous specimen, the common little beauties that practically jump into my basket, and previous collections as well. Adding to this tiny guide's usefulness are basic information on mollusks, shell groupings and parts, hints on collecting, a glossary, and an index. It is my newest travel companion, perfect for my purposes, compact and light enough to take everywhere (along with my rock, bird, and tree guides!).

That is true. Any Audubon Society Field Guides are always good. I love the Audubon Society books. Excellent. This book is a pocket guide. Really good. If you are planning to go shelling anywhere on the coastlines of North America, bring along this book. It is very small and easy to fit in a large pocket or bag. Many commonly found seashells are viewed in it. It is surprising how many shells are listed for such a small guide. All shells are the most common throughout North America. Each photograph is an entire page in full color, crisp and clear. Just gorgeous pictures with each shell viewed from the front and back. The photo page is on your right side and the page next to it on your left side is all the information and cool details about the seashell in the photo. Information given is the shells scientific and common names, how large, description of the shell (appearance), What places they are found and where in the sea and how deep they are found. Really cool guide book. In the beginning it tells you all the different types of shells there are, the shapes of shells, how to collect and clean them, etc. It is a small, helpful book packed with cool stuff.

I bought 4 of these for my girlfriends for our annual girls only weekend at the beach. We plan to go shelling and I thought these would be nice to help identify our finds. Loved the 4 for the price of 3 deal!