{"product_id":"shell-life-on-the-seashore-9780571354450","title":"Shell Life on the Seashore","description":"\u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 1961, \u003ci\u003eShell Life on the Seashore\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For many, the highlights of seaside holidays are rockpooling and gathering the glorious array of shells left strewn on the beach after the receding tide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Attracted by the infinite variety of shapes and colors, visitors can never resist making a souvenir collection of their own - but little do they suspect the fascinating lives of the animals who once occupied them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only we knew the language? Mr Street's delightful, informative guide uncovers the secret history of each common shell, revealing not only which marine creature once inhabited it but the unique challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom barnacles to oysters, cockles to sea slugs, winkles to carnivorous snails, mollusks and lesser-known members of the octopus family, \u003ci\u003eShell Life on the Seashore\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential primer for recognizing and collecting both these curious specimens and the \"empties\" they leave behind - and will greatly increase the old-fashioned pleasures of a coastal holiday for all the family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreet, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePhilip Street\u003c\/b\u003e was a Member of the Marine Biological Society.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoare, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePhilip Hoare\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight works of non-fiction. His book \u003ci\u003eLeviathan or, The Whale\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eRISINGTIDEFALLINGSTAR\u003c\/i\u003e, the third of his sea-themed works, is published by Fourth Estate.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460417818898,"sku":"9780571354450","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72aa6210-c84f-468f-ac7f-d418414f2536.jpg?v=1730041040","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shell-life-on-the-seashore-9780571354450","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}