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

Bailey, Elisabeth Tova. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781616206420
  • ISBN: 9781565126060
  • Physical Description: xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186).
Formatted Contents Note:
The violet-pot adventures. Field violets ; Discovery ; Explorations -- A green kingdom. The forest floor ; Life in a microcosm ; Time and territory -- Juxtapositions. Thousands of teeth ; Telescopic tentacles ; Marvelous spirals ; Secret recipes -- The cultural life. Colonies of hermits ; Midnight leap ; A snail's thoughts ; Deep sleep -- Love and mystery. Cryptic life ; Affairs of a snail ; Bereft ; Offspring -- Familiar territory. Release ; Winter snail ; Spring rain ; Night stars -- Appendix. Terraria.

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Subject: Bailey, Elisabeth Tova > Health.
Gastropoda > Anatomy.
Gastropoda > Physiology.
Chronically ill > Biography.
Snails as pets > Anecdotes.
Genre: Biographies.
Anecdotes.

Available copies

  • 13 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Cleveland County Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 18 total copies.
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Cleveland County Main Library 594.38 BAI (Text) 22281500149562 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Spangler Branch 594 BAI (Text) 22281500160808 Adult Nonfiction Available -