Seashells And The Creatures That Left Them Behind
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Seashells And The Creatures That Left Them Behind
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Author : Libby Sutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Seashells And The Creatures That Left Them Behind written by Libby Sutton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with categories.
Seashells And The Creatures That Left Them Behind
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Author : SNAP! Reading
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Seashells And The Creatures That Left Them Behind written by SNAP! Reading and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with categories.
Seashells And The Creatures That Left Them Behind Lesson Plan
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Author : SNAP! Learning
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Seashells And The Creatures That Left Them Behind Lesson Plan written by SNAP! Learning and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with categories.
Spirals In Time
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Author : Helen Scales
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Spirals In Time written by Helen Scales and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with Nature categories.
The beautifully written story of shells and their makers, and our relationships with them. Seashells are the sculpted homes of a remarkable group of animals: the molluscs. These are some of the most ancient and successful animals on the planet. But watch out. Some molluscs can kill you if you eat them. Some will kill you if you stand too close. That hasn't stopped people using shells in many ways over thousands of years. They became the first jewelry and oldest currencies; they've been used as potent symbols of sex and death, prestige and war, not to mention a nutritious (and tasty) source of food. Spirals in Time is an exuberant aquatic romp, revealing amazing tales of these undersea marvels. Helen Scales leads us on a journey into their realm, as she goes in search of everything from snails that 'fly' underwater on tiny wings to octopuses accused of stealing shells and giant mussels with golden beards that were supposedly the source of Jason's golden fleece, and learns how shells have been exchanged for human lives, tapped for mind-bending drugs and inspired advances in medical technology. Weaving through these stories are the remarkable animals that build them, creatures with fascinating tales to tell, a myriad of spiralling shells following just a few simple rules of mathematics and evolution. Shells are also bellwethers of our impact on the natural world. Some species have been overfished, others poisoned by polluted seas; perhaps most worryingly of all, molluscs are expected to fall victim to ocean acidification, a side-effect of climate change that may soon cause shells to simply melt away. But rather than dwelling on what we risk losing, Spirals in Time urges you to ponder how seashells can reconnect us with nature, and heal the rift between ourselves and the living world.
The Sound Of The Sea Seashells And The Fate Of The Oceans
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Author : Cynthia Barnett
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2021-07-06
The Sound Of The Sea Seashells And The Fate Of The Oceans written by Cynthia Barnett and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Nature categories.
A Science Friday Best Science Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the Year A Tampa Bay Times Best Book of the Year A stunning history of seashells and the animals that make them that "will have you marveling at nature…Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the sea, about global history and about environmental crises and preservation" (John Williams, New York Times Book Review). Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature’s creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and science to trace our long love affair with seashells and the hidden lives of the mollusks that make them. Spiraling out from the great cities of shell that once rose in North America to the warming waters of the Maldives and the slave castles of Ghana, Barnett has created an unforgettable history of our world through an examination of the unassuming seashell. She begins with their childhood wonder, unwinds surprising histories like the origin of Shell Oil as a family business importing exotic shells, and charts what shells and the soft animals that build them are telling scientists about our warming, acidifying seas. From the eerie calls of early shell trumpets to the evolutionary miracle of spines and spires and the modern science of carbon capture inspired by shell, Barnett circles to her central point of listening to nature’s wisdom—and acting on what seashells have to say about taking care of each other and our world.
Seashells
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Author : Cindy Bilbao
language : en
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Release Date : 2019-05-21
Seashells written by Cindy Bilbao and has been published by The Countryman Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-21 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Experience the magic of the beach with this photographic collection of treasures in the sand Seashells are tiny treasures, each one completely unlike any other. Their variety of shapes, colors, and sizes makes collecting—and even searching for—seashells a favorite pastime of avid and occasional beachcombers alike. As she did for the ocean’s other jewels in Sea Glass and Sea Glass Seeker, photographer Cindy Bilbao captures the ridges, striations, and hues of delicate shells everywhere she finds them. Displaying sun- bleached fragments, glittering, cantaloupe- colored nacre, and scallop shells washed by the tides, Bilbao’s photographs embody magic and mystery. From weathered quahogs and mussels on the cooler shores of New England to a rich, chestnut-colored Florida Fighting Conch shell nestled in the sands of its namesake state, she describes in intricate detail how these shells are formed and why they look the way they do. Complete with Bilbao’s expert tips for finding the most unique shells and enjoying the hunt, Seashells is the perfect gift for any anyone who loves the beach.
Seashells Of The World
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Author : Robert Tucker Abbott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Seashells Of The World written by Robert Tucker Abbott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
The Algorithmic Beauty Of Sea Shells
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Author : Hans Meinhardt
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-06-29
The Algorithmic Beauty Of Sea Shells written by Hans Meinhardt and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Computers categories.
The pigment patterns on tropieal shells are of great beauty and diversity. They fas cinate by their mixture of regularity and irregularity. A partieular pattern seems to follow partieular mIes but these mIes allow variations. No two shells are identical. The motionless patterns appear to be static, and, indeed, they consist of calcified material. However, as will be shown in this book, the underlying mechanism that gene rates this beauty is eminently dynamic. It has much in common with other dynamie systems that generate patterns, such as a wind-sand system that forms large dunes, or rain and erosion that form complex ramified river systems. On other shells the underlying mechanism has much in common with waves such as those commonly observed in the spread of an epidemie. A mollusc can enlarge its shell only at the shell margin. In most cases, only at this margin are new elements of the pigmentation pattern added. Therefore, the shell pattern preserves arecord in time of a process that took place in a narrow zone at the growing edge. A certain point on the shell represents a certain moment in its history. Like a time machine one can go into the past or the future just by turning the shell back and forth. Having this complete historieal record opens the possibility of decoding the generic principles behind this beauty. My interest in these patterns began with a dinner in an Italian restaurant.
Seashells
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Author : Adele Richardson
language : en
Publisher: Creative Paperbacks
Release Date : 2001
Seashells written by Adele Richardson and has been published by Creative Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Simply examines different kinds of shells, how they are formed, and the animals that produce them, with information on what is involved in starting a collection.
Seashells
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Author : Andrew Cleave
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Seashells written by Andrew Cleave and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Shells categories.