Spirals in time : the secret life and curious afterlife of seashells / Helen Scales.
Spirals in time : the secret life and curious afterlife of seashells / Helen Scales.
Spirals in time : the secret life and curious afterlife of seashells / Helen Scales.
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G 2015/3477
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Language
English
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Physical content
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Meet the shell-makers -- How to build a shell -- Sex, death, and gems -- Shell food -- A mollusc called home -- Spinning shell stories -- Flight of the Argonauts -- Hunting for treasures -- Bright ideas -- The sea butterfly effect -- A note on shell-collecting -- Glossary : a word in your shell-like...
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England
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Summary
Offers an examination of mollusks, their shells, and their role in human culture, as well as their susceptibility to the effects of humans on the environment.
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Full title
Spirals in time : the secret life and curious afterlife of seashells / Helen Scales.
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Author / Creator
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Bloomsbury sigma ; book four.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-296) and index.
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G 2015/3477
Record Identifier
74VKRdLpRRmZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRdLpRRmZ
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ISBN
9781472911360 (hardback)
1472911369 (hardback)
9781472916709 (trade paperback)
1472916700 (trade paperback)
9781472911384 (paperback)
1472911385 (paperback)
DDC
594.1477
MMS ID
991023042879702626
