{"product_id":"9780571354450-shell-life-on-the-seashore","title":"Shell Life on the Seashore","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally published in 1961, Shell Life on the Seashore is an amateur beachcombing classic. This newly reissued and updated edition includes a new foreword by Philip Hoare and an illustrated fold-out guide to identifying shells on the reverse of the book jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Armed with this intrepid survey, we can see a brave new world down there on the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebeach . Exquisite revelation, of the most wonderful, watery kind.\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003cb\u003ePhilip Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many, the highlights of \u003cb\u003eseaside holidays a\u003c\/b\u003ere \u003cb\u003erockpooling \u003c\/b\u003eand gathering the glorious array of \u003cb\u003eshells \u003c\/b\u003eleft strewn on the beach after the receding tide. Attracted by the infinite variety of shapes and colours, visitors can never resist making a \u003cb\u003esouvenir collection\u003c\/b\u003e of their own - but little do they suspect the fascinating lives of the \u003cb\u003eanimals \u003c\/b\u003ewho once occupied them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only we knew the language? Mr Street's delightful, informative \u003cb\u003eguide \u003c\/b\u003euncovers the \u003cb\u003esecret history of each common shell\u003c\/b\u003e, revealing not only which \u003cb\u003emarine creature\u003c\/b\u003e once inhabited it but the unique challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003ebarnacles\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eoysters\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecockles \u003c\/b\u003eto\u003cb\u003e sea slugs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewinkles \u003c\/b\u003eto \u003cb\u003ecarnivorous snails,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003emolluscs \u003c\/b\u003eand lesser-known members of the \u003cb\u003eoctopus \u003c\/b\u003efamily, \u003ci\u003eShell Life on the Seashore \u003c\/i\u003eis the essential \u003cb\u003eprimer \u003c\/b\u003efor recognising and collecting both these curious specimens and the 'empties' they leave behind - and will greatly increase the old-fashioned pleasures of a \u003cb\u003ecoastal holiday \u003c\/b\u003efor all the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536547520886,"sku":"9780571354450","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36338297.jpg?v=1774289179","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571354450-shell-life-on-the-seashore","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}