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The sound of a wild snail eating

by Bailey, Elisabeth Tova
Edition statement:First edition. Physical details: xiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm ISBN:9781565126060; 1565126068; 9781616206420; 161620642X.
Subject(s): Bailey, Elisabeth Tova -- Health. | Snails as pets -- Anecdotes. | Neohelix albolabris -- Anecdotes. | Gastropoda -- Physiology. | Gastropoda -- Anatomy. | Chronically ill -- Biography. | Snails as pets -- Anecdotes. | Snails. | Chronic Disease. | Sick -- Biography. | Autobiography.
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500 - 599 Processing Center 594.38 Bai (Browse shelf) Available Gift 105643

Simultaneously published: [Markham, Ontario] : Thomas Allen & Son.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186).

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 -- 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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