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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 591.7699 EAN: 9781561643868 Edition: 1st ISBN: 1561643866 Label: Pineapple Press (FL) Manufacturer: Pineapple Press (FL) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: April 02, 2007 Publisher: Pineapple Press (FL) Release Date: April 02, 2007 Studio: Pineapple Press (FL) Related Items:
Editorial Review: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Gold for Nature lovers!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 ... Read More Rating: - Florida's Living BeachesIf 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. Rating: - Save time and buy two...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. Rating: - Amazing book!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 ... Read More Rating:  - More of the sameI 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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