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Bailey, Elisabeth Tova.
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Snails as pets -- Anecdotes.
Gastropoda -- Physiology.
Gastropoda -- Anatomy.
Chronically ill -- Biography.
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Bailey, Elisabeth Tova.
Bailey, Elisabeth Tova -- Health.
Snails as pets -- Anecdotes.
Gastropoda -- Physiology.
Gastropoda -- Anatomy.
Chronically ill -- Biography.
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The sound of a wild snail eating / Elisabeth Tova Bailey.
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Bailey, Elisabeth Tova.
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.
Call #:
594.38 B154s
Subjects
Bailey, Elisabeth Tova
--
Health.
Snails
as
pets
--
Anecdotes
.
Gastropoda
--
Physiology.
Gastropoda
--
Anatomy.
Chronically ill
--
Biography.
ISBN:
9781565126060
1565126068
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xiii, 190 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-186).
Contents:
The violet-pot adventures. Field violets ; Discovery ; Explorations
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A green kingdom. The forest floor ; Life in a microcosm ; Time and territory
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Juxtapositions. Thousands of teeth ; Telescopic tentacles ; Marvelous spirals ; Secret recipes
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The cultural life. Colonies of hermits ; Midnight leap ; A snail's thoughts ; Deep sleep
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Love and mystery. Cryptic life ; Affairs of a snail ; Bereft ; Offspring
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Familiar territory. Release ; Winter snail ; Spring rain ; Night stars
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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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594.38 B154s
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