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

Author/creator Bailey, Elisabeth Tova
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoChapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.
Descriptionxiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Subject(s)
Bailey, Elisabeth Tova--Health.
Snails as pets--Anecdotes.
Gastropoda--Physiology.
Gastropoda--Anatomy.
Chronically ill--Biography.
Snails--anatomy & histology.
Snails--physiology.
Chronic Disease--Biography.
Contents 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.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [179]-186).
LCCN 2010018603
ISBN9781565126060
ISBN1565126068

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