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The sound of a wild snail eating / Elisabeth Tova Bailey.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First editionDescription: xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9781565126060
  • 1565126068
  • 9781616206420
  • 161620642X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 594.38 BAI 22
LOC classification:
  • SF459.S48 B35 2010
NLM classification:
  • QX 675
Contents:
Part 1. The violet-pot adventures. Field violets ; Discovery ; Explorations -- Part II. A green kingdom. The forest floor ; Life in a microcosm ; Time and territory -- Part III. Juxtapositions. Thousands of teeth ; Telescopic tentacles ; Marvelous spirals ; Secret recipes -- Part IV. The cultural life. Colonies of hermits ; Midnight leap ; A snail's thoughts ; Deep sleep -- Part V. Love and mystery. Cryptic life ; Affairs of a snail ; Bereft ; Offspring -- Part VI. Familiar territory. Release ; Winter snail ; Spring rain ; Night stars -- Appendix: Terraria.
Summary: In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a "Neohelix albolabris"--A common woodland snail.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-back corner B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult) 594.38 BAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Nature Nook 4008781

Simultaneously published: [Markham, Ontario] : Thomas Allen & Son.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186).

Part 1. The violet-pot adventures. Field violets ; Discovery ; Explorations -- Part II. A green kingdom. The forest floor ; Life in a microcosm ; Time and territory -- Part III. Juxtapositions. Thousands of teeth ; Telescopic tentacles ; Marvelous spirals ; Secret recipes -- Part IV. The cultural life. Colonies of hermits ; Midnight leap ; A snail's thoughts ; Deep sleep -- Part V. Love and mystery. Cryptic life ; Affairs of a snail ; Bereft ; Offspring -- Part VI. Familiar territory. Release ; Winter snail ; Spring rain ; Night stars -- Appendix: Terraria.

In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a "Neohelix albolabris"--A common woodland snail.

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