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Title: Florida's Seashells
ISBN: 1561643874
Author:
Blair Witherington
Dawn Witherington
Publicate Date: 2007-08-15
Publish: 2007-08-15
List Price: $9.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Paperback
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $5.56
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $6.64
Amazon Merchant Price: $9.95
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1: Almost Perfect
This was very easy to read and navigate. BUT, it didn't have every shell I found in it. Good information though!
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2: Excellent guide focusing on Florida shells
Each page features specie detail, 3 or 4 high quality photographs with scale/size information, and a fun "Did You Know?" section covering specific shells. I had to smile when I read that area regarding Augers on page 24 where the "auger's summer mating swarms" is compared with "the style portrayed by Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity...".
This guide uses the same format as the thicker and more expansive 2007 work (by the same authors) "Florida's Living Beaches: A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber". In fact, I would say about 95% of the content comes from that volume directly, so I recommend paying a little extra to get that excellent guide which covers most anything you see at a Florida beach (unless you are specifically and only interested in Florida shells).
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3: You will never look at shells the same way again!
I purchased this book to use with our homeschool materials with my 5 year olds. We were amazed at how many unique shells we could identify from our casual collections on the beach---and how many we let slip away because we didn't know what they were! My children now love going to the beach to collect and then consulting the guide afterwards.
The guide has many clear photos along with other identifying information to help you correctly identify the type of shell you have. Well written, illustrated and photographed.
I highly recommend this book for anyone with small children or has found themselves picking up shells on the beach!
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4: Seashells ahoy!!
Florida's Seashells was an excellent purchase as the book was quite informative and easy to use as a reference
guide. I was also pleased to see what great condition the book was in, as have all my other purchases with
amazon.com. This was my first trip to Florida and of course North Captiva, Pine Island, and Sanibel Islands had
to be visited. The authors did a nice job in organizing the information.
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