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The sound of a wild snail eating  Cover Image Book Book

The sound of a wild snail eating

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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  • ISBN: 9781616206420
  • ISBN: 161620642X
  • Physical Description: xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
    print
  • Edition: First paperback edition.
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2016.

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General Note:
Originally published in hardcover: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186).
Formatted Contents Note: 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 -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Terraria.
Subject: Snails as pets Anecdotes
Snails Physiology
Snails Anatomy
Bailey, Elisabeth Tova Health
Chronically ill Biography
Genre: Anecdotes.
Autobiographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College Library.

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