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The Good, the Bad and the Very Slimy (Rotten School #3)
R.l. Stine
HarperCollins, 2005
We Love Rotten School and RL Stine
Another great series of books for RL Stine. These keep kids attention and have them coming back for more. If you are trying to get your kids into Chapter books, then get these. They are entertaining and funny and most of them if not all are worth AR points. They are a ...
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Some Smug Slug
Pamela Duncan Edwards
HarperTrophy, 1998
My students loved it!
I teach second grade, and one of our standards is to introduce our students to different forms of figurative language. My students loved all the alliterations and illustrations found in Some Smug Slug. They also enjoyed me reading itto them, and they had fun writing ...
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Slugs and Snails (Minibeasts)
Claire Llewellyn
Franklin Watts, 2002
Science rocks
I have taught preschool for over 15 years - the books in this series are wonderful. Great illustrations with easy to understand text. The kids love them and will sit and "read" them to each other over and over again. Anything that promotes a love of science and ...
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Eyewitness Explorers: Shells
DK Publishing
DK CHILDREN, 1998
This book is one of the greatest shell handbooks in print.
I have been collecting shells for around 20 years and never bothered to get a book about them until now. My 4 year old daughter started collecting and I wanted to make sure I had all the answers to her questions about shells. This is definatly the book to have. She ...
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Seashells, Crabs & Sea Stars (Take-Along Guides)
Christiane Kunp Tibbitts
NorthWord Books for Young Readers, 1998
Great for class or family fun!
This is a terrific book to take along to the beach, or use for discussions before or after a trip.Also very useful for identifying shells you find, and telling fascinating details about the creatures that lived inside.
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Slugs
David Greenberg
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1983
This is a one of a kind classic for anyone who has an imagination!!
I remember this book at my elementary school library. I'd ALWAYS look at it! It's unthinkable notions are so funny! Slugs are totally pointless. And anyone who's normal would probably agree. This book is extremely creative. You'd have to have a big imagination to think ...
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Pearls: A Natural History
Neil H. Landman, Paula Mikkelsen
Harry N. Abrams, 2001
Pearls before swine...
This truly is a history book, written in a very accessable style with lots of great photos and illustrations. If there's anything else to know about pearls then I suspect it might just about fill up the back of a postage stamp with room to spare. A great resource for ...
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells (National Audubon Society Field Guides)
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
Knopf, 1981
Ultimate shell reference.
The Audubon Guide to Seashells is one of the best known and most reliable field references. Whether beachcombing, snorkeling over a reef, or searching a tidepool, this guide will come in handy for all those locations. Many seashells are listed in this guide, coming out ...
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Seashells: Jewels from the Ocean
Budd Titlow
Voyageur Press, 2007
One Is Not Enough
One is not enough....and I don't just mean seashells. I bought this book to give as a gift and was so impressed that I'm buying another for myself. Exquisite photography, excellent layout and comprehensive text. You can just as easily get lost in these pages as you ...
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Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca
University of California Press, 2008
Brought together by Winston F. Ponder and David R. Lindberg, thirty-six experts on the evolution of the Mollusca provide an up-to-date review of its evolutionary history. The Mollusca are the second largest animal phylum and boast a fossil record of over 540 million years. They exhibit remarkable anatomical diversity and include the bivalves ...
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Slugs in Love
Susan Pearson
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2006
Sweet Story
An adorable story of love and patience about two slugs who leave messages everywhere in the garden until fate finally unites them.
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The Mollusks: A Guide to Their Study, Collection, and Preservation
Universal Publishers, 2006
Review from The Nautilus
The following is a review from The Nautilus, the oldest, continuously published American journal dealing with mollusks. It is reproduced here with the writer's permission.
Book Review
The Mollusks: A Guide to Their Study,
Collection, and Preservation
Organizers ...
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National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Shells (National Audubon Society First Field Guides)
Brian Cassie
Scholastic, 2000
Searching tips supplement natural history insights
This field guide to seashells will appeal to a wide age range; from elementary-level users just being introduced to seashore life through high school and adult users who want an easy identification guide to shells. Each page is packed with color photos, while tips on ...
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Seashells of Southern Florida: Living Marine Mollusks of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Regions: Bivalves
Paula M. Mikkelsen, Rudiger Bieler
Princeton University Press, 2007
Located where the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea converge, the Florida Keys are distinctive for their rich and varied marine fauna. The Keys are home to nearly sixty taxonomic families of bivalves such as clams and mussels--roughly half the world's bivalve family diversity. The first in a series of three volumes on the molluscan ...
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About Mollusks: A Guide for Children (About...)
Cathryn P. Sill
Peachtree Publishers, 2008
Well-researched
I bought this book for my (almost) second-grade daughter. I received the book yesterday and she read it last night, and she really enjoyed it. The color plates are very well done, probably inspired from photographs. The text next to each plate is very short and easy, ...
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