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Shells (Paperback)
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Shells (Paperback)
Series: DK Handbooks
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List price R411
Loot Price R377
Discovery Miles 3 770
You Save R34 (8%)
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Discover over 500 species of sea shell from around the world with
this pocket visual guide! This comprehensive handbook combines
authoritative text and crystal-clear photography, bringing to light
the planet's most spectacular shells. Packed with more than 600
full-color photographs, this handy reference book cuts through the
complexities of identification, helping you to recognise more than
500 species of sea shell. Learn about the distinguishing
characteristics of different shell species, where they came from,
and how they came to look the way they do. For shell collecting
beginners and conchology enthusiasts alike, this concise and
portable guide will turn your next beach walk into an eye-opening
journey of discovery! Handbook of Shells is filled with all you
need to know about shell collecting and identification! Inside
you'll find: -Jargon-free profiles of each shell, supported by
stunning photographs -A shell identification key of every major
group, making recognition easier than ever -Practical instructions
explaining how to start, clean, identify and display a shell
collection -Distribution maps illustrating the geographical range
of each species At-a-glance key facts to impress your friends!
Practical oceanology for all ages! Have you ever wondered how such
delicate shells are churned out of the world's raging oceans? Now
you can not only learn about our planet's most stunning sea shells,
but also collect your own! Handbook of Shells is expertly written
and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution, providing the
most up to date scientific information on shell classification. The
perfect gift for a budding marine biologist, or anyone wanting to
try their hand at beachcombing, this DK book is the clearest and
sharpest sea shell guide out there! Even more handbooks to get you
out into nature! The DK Handbook series is an incredible collection
of titles that fascinate curious minds. Learn how rocks are formed
and how to recognize them with the Handbook of Rocks and Minerals,
or enter the fascinating world of astronomy with the Handbook of
Stars and Planets.
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