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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Bailey, Elisabeth Tova. Book - 2010 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.7 out of 5

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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.
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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Delightful and Wise submitted by KidBlue on June 1, 2021, 2:48pm This book is deceptive. It is more than just a feel good book. It is a be wise, be mindful book that invites us to see life and beauty everywhere. Ms. Bailey’s use of language is wonderful.

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PUBLISHED
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xiii, 190 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781565126060
1565126068

SUBJECTS
Bailey, Elisabeth Tova -- Health.
Snails as pets -- Anecdotes.
Gastropoda -- Physiology.
Gastropoda -- Anatomy.
Chronically ill -- Biography.