{"product_id":"seashells-of-the-world-9781582381480","title":"Seashells of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeashells of the World \u003c\/i\u003eis an introduction to the world of marine seashells, emphasizing the most attractive and best-known species. This guide will help you to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Identify\u003cbr\u003e-Classify\u003cbr\u003e-Understand the beautiful shells you see and collect \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo other animals are so widely collected, traded, or bought and sold because of their beauty and rarity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Tucker Abbott \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of the twentieth century's most prominent specialists in seashells and mollusks. He wrote more than thirty books - including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Seashells\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Seashells of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom of the Seashell\u003c\/i\u003e - several of which are still used for reference today. He named five species of seashells and mollusks, and fifteen more species have been named in his honor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert S. Zim\u003c\/b\u003e was a naturalist, author, editor, and educator best known as the founder and editor in chief of the classic, pocket-sized Golden Guides series of nature books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge F. Sandström\u003c\/b\u003e was a self-taught illustrator who occasionally collaborated with his wife, \u003cb\u003eMarita Sandström\u003c\/b\u003e, on Golden Guides books and other works about wildlife for museums and magazines.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630424789266,"sku":"9781582381480","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c8682f7-ed6d-4192-89de-d1d8e33e8be8.jpg?v=1732751744","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seashells-of-the-world-9781582381480","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}