Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Seashore Seashore Cathy Gaulter,Steve Parker Brief text and photos introduce the animal inhabitants of the seashore, including fish, crustaceans, snails, and shorebirds. OL133895W
A Naturalist's Guide to Seashore Plants A Naturalist's Guide to Seashore Plants Donald D. Cox "Donald D. Cox uses nontechnical terminology to make this guide a standard introductory reference work for the general reader and the professional and amateur naturalist as well.". "Creating a compe… OL1406201W
Shore walker Shore walker Jim Arnosky Presents tips on observing plant and animal life along the seashore, with blank pages provided for keeping records. OL14922796W
Geology and geomorphology of Holocene coastal barriers of Brazil Geology and geomorphology of Holocene coastal barriers of Brazil P. Hesp This books presents the first comprehensive overview of the evolution, geology, geomorphology and dynamics of Holocene coastal barriers in Brazil. Following two introductory chapters outlining the co… OL16992304W
Seasons of the sea Seasons of the sea Jay Humphreys Stand on any stretch of Florida coastline and what do you see? A few terns and gulls circling overhead, sandpipers rushing the outgoing tide to see what meals it uncovered, perhaps a dolphin leaping … OL17861745W
The Louisiana coast The Louisiana coast Gay M. Gomez "Hurricane Katrina gave the nation an urgent reminder of the extent and value of Louisiana's wetlands. Daily discussions of subsidence and sedimentation revealed how much ordinary coastal processes a… OL1859409W
Sharing a Shell Sharing a Shell Julia Donaldson The tiny hermit crab loves his new shell. He doesn't want to share it. But life is tougher than Crab thinks, and soon he finds he needs his new housemates. OL1938260W
Preventive Methods for Coastal Protection Preventive Methods for Coastal Protection Tarmo Soomere The aim of the book is to present for non-specialist researchers as well as for experts a comprehensive overview of the background, key ideas, basic methods, implementation details and a selection of… OL19896404W
The last beach The last beach Orrin H. Pilkey "The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time. The geologists Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper sound the alarm in this frank assessment of our current… OL19994859W
Seashore life Seashore life Anna Claybourne First Q&A Seashore Life is a small book full of big questions all about the seashore. First Q&A Seashore Life covers a wide range of seashore-related topics, answering both the most common and unusua… OL20883815W
Seashore Seashore Nick Baker A practical guide for kids aged 7-11, this book is an introduction to the different kinds of coastal environment, rocky shores, sandy shores, cliffs and estuaries, and also beach zones. The projects … OL20984718W
Who eats who at the seashore? Who eats who at the seashore? Moira Butterfield Read this book to find out how food chains at the seashore really work. OL2215439W
Seashore Seashore Patricia J. Wynne,Donald M. Silver Explores the richness and variety of life forms that congregate where the land meets the sea, from microscopic algae to the mighty manatee. OL2373666W
The naturalist's guide to the British coastline The naturalist's guide to the British coastline Ron Freethy 208 p. : 24 cm OL3624126W
Uncharted waters Uncharted waters Leslie Bulion Jonah's lies and his secret fear of the sea threaten to ruin his month at the shore with his favorite uncle, but a grumpy marina storekeeper and an attractive young college student help turn the summ… OL5828143W
Eyewitness Eyewitness DK Publishing Witches and magic-makers for children OL7960560W