All Shells Adult Coloring Book

Download or read book Shells of the World Coloring Book written by Lucia De Leiris and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1982-10-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Color dozens of shells from around the world — from Australia's poisonous textile cone to Florida's flamingo tongue. Mollusks build colorful shells around themselves for camouflage and defense. Shells also attract humans for their beauty and value. This ready-to-color collection offers nearly a hundred of these hard-shelled wonders from around the world. Shown in native habitats that include oceans, reefs and beaches, you'll discover spider conches and jackknife clams from the Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Bay scallops from New England, fig shells and white-edged augers from Australia, tropical giant clams from Japan, and many other mollusks. Captions include common and scientific names.