Seashells of North America

by R. Tucker Abbot, Theodore Rowland-Entwistle (editor)

Did you know that animals, called mollusks, once lived in the seashells that you pick up on the beach? Some of these creatures like living in rock pools, others prefer to live on sand or mud flats, or in the mouth of rivers, and still more under the sea, This book will show you the ones you are most likely to find on American and Canadian beaches and how to identify them.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Biology, Field Guides

81 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1968

Reviews

[Joe Drogos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the most gorgeous books I own. Reading it is like sneaking around a land-grant university's marine biology building at two in the morning in the year 1964.

[Lauri Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for a shell collector! Organized by seashore. Pictures and short descriptions on the shells you may find in those areas. Also includes fun activities to do with shells or at the shore.

[Laura Salas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used for shell poems submission for KNOW magazine. Didn't actually use this one much. Nice images. Check out again if I need to.

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I already have a similar field guide and will now have to compare both to see which one gets ditched.

[Scott Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part of the Golden Field Guide series and contains descriptions to help identify the common shells found in North America. The color illustrations for each species described are excellent!

[Taylor Momrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good, just wish there were more facts. It had really good images and it really explains the size of each shell!