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978-0-9663187-0-8
0-9663187-0-6
$12.00 paperback
6" x 9"
132 pages black-and-white and color photographs, appendix,
glossary, bibliography
Distributed by John F. Blair, Publisher, for the North Carolina Sea
Grant College Program.
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For many people, seashells
are just part of the beach scenery--thousands of pretty but nameless
objects strewn along the shore. Other people know the names of shells
but often wonder how they were formed and what type of animal lived
inside. Such incidental knowledge may not seem important, but it can
encourage people to observe their environment more closely and to gain a
better understanding of it. As a result, they may become better fishers,
more informed teachers or more conscientious stewards of our coast. To
this end, the seashell guide was produced.
Many collectors get started
when they find an intriguing shell, perhaps after a storm, and search
for it in a guide. Others, by chance, meet an experienced sheller on the
beach. Talking with a collector passionate about shells is likely to
spark an interest in anyone who has spent time at the coast.
A walk down the beach is
never the same once you begin to recognize a few shells. Gradually, you
learn to use certain marks to solve the puzzle of shell identification.
The walk becomes more satisfying as you recognize familiar shells like
old friends, and it becomes more exciting as you look for new ones.
about the contributors
Hugh J. Porter and Lynn Houser are the authors of Seashells of North
Carolina. Jeannie Faris Norris is the editor. Scott D. Taylor is the
photographer.
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