Peterson First Guide to Shells

Name: Peterson First Guide to Shells
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
SKU: 11820
Price: 9.27 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Jackie Leatherbury Douglass
ISBN: 9780395911822

Edited By: Roger Tory Peterson

By: Jackie Leatherbury Douglass

Illustrated By: John Douglass

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / 1998 / Paperback

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Bring this pocket-sized guide to the beach with you, and learn to identify 224 common shells of North America. Arranged and grouped by shape, the novice shell-seeker will easily be able to find the correct category and name. Illustrations, depth where found, and descriptions give the naturalist additional useful information. 128 indexed pages, softcover.

Product Information

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Title: Peterson First Guide to Shells
By: Jackie Leatherbury Douglass
Illustrated By: John Douglass
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Publication Date: 1998
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 0395911826
ISBN-13: 9780395911822
Stock No: WW11820

Publisher's Description

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Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides.

Author Bio

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ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world’s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars.

John Aubrey Douglass is the author of the Peterson Field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes and the Peterson First Guide to Shells. Jackie Leatherbury Douglass is the author of the Peterson First Guide to Shells.