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| Florida's Living Beaches: A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber | 
 enlarge | Author: Witherington; Dawn And Blair
Publisher: Pineapple Press (FL)
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18403
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1561643866
Dewey Decimal Number: 591.7699
EAN: 9781561643868
ASIN: 1561643866
Publication Date: April 2, 2007
Release Date: April 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Florida has 1200 miles of coastline, almost 700 miles of which are sandy beaches. Exploring along those beaches offers encounters with myriads of plants, animals, minerals, and manmade objects all are covered in this comprehensive guide with descriptive accounts of 822 items, 983 color images, and 431 maps. Beginning with the premise that beaches are themselves alive, this guide to the natural history of Florida beaches heralds the living things and metaphorical life near, on, and within the state's sandy margins. It is organized into Beach Features, Beach Animals, Beach Plants, Beach Minerals, and Hand of Man. In addition to being an identification guide, the book reveals much of the wonder and mystery between dune and sea along Florida s long coastline.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
Gold for Nature lovers! November 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is dense both by weight and in useful content. I bought it to take on an upcoming trip to Sanibel Island (of which half is set aside as nature preserve) and decided to test out the shell identification photos against a handful of shells I picked up last time we were there. Bingo! The photos are great, showing variations in accurate colors and with helpful descriptions, I was able to pin down with certainty what all my little beach treasures are. The only photos I think are potentially less useful are those of the marine mammals, which of course, are very hard to photograph above the surface of the water, maybe the next edition should include little drawings to help with whale and dolphin ID.
I also love the the chapter on "beach features" which includes topics like ecology, weather, surf patterns, sand action, and the chapter on "the hand of man." What a beautiful little book!
Florida's Living Beaches November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you live on or near the beach this is the best book I've found. After checking it out at the library at least 15 times, I finally bought my own copy and refer to it at least twice a week.
Save time and buy two... October 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Save some time and buy two. If you frequent the beach often you'll want to keep one in your car for any spontaneous trips that you won't mind getting dirty. The other one to display at home, because it is a beautiful book. The clear, detailed photography match the informative "Did you know?" text, while the intuitive and logical layout makes it easy to find whatever your looking for. It is always a conversation starter for any guests who pick up this book.
Amazing book! July 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Living near the ocean I wanted to learn more about what all I see on the beach. I was in search of a book that would help me learn more and included pictures to help identify (pictures as opposed to drawing illustrations). I came across this book and liked the other reviews it received, so I ordered it. This book is by far one of the best books I've ever purchased! So much information for the price. It's an amazing book. Packed with great full-color photos of all the things I've seen on the beach and others I'll start keeping an eye open for. Wonderful layout, great images, just enough information, etc. This book will be one that my family uses for many years to come. It's awesome! Even my 4 year old was in awe over the pictures and started learning new things as she kept asking me what everything was. Two thumbs way up on this one. I can't see anyone purchasing this book and being disappointed.
 More of the same July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this thinking it was going to be different from the other one titled similarily but smaller...but most of the information was the same. THere was however, additional information - like birds, grasses, etc. than just Shells. GOod book.
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