Photographs and text examine different types of shells, including seashells, eggshells, and fossil shells, focusing on such aspects as how shells camouflage themselves and how they may be collected.

Text and illustrations show how, with imagination, a seashell can become anything from a swimming cap to a ferris wheel to a submarine. Includes instructions for a sand art project and shell rubbing.

As Molly's underwater quests begin, she must help fellow mermaid Ella recover her piece of the magical conch shell in order to protect the coastline and prevent floods. But the Dark Queen's army of menacing sea creatures is hot on the mermaids' tails. When Ella is attacked by a bewitched orca and flung onto the nearby beach, Molly must learn to harness the mysterious powers of her magic conch necklace to save her. Readers will be enchanted by Molly...

"First published in the UK in 2009 by Usborne Publishing Ltd." -- Back cover. "Molly must venture into the ocean's darkest depths to help find mermaid Pearl's missing shell. They know the Dark Queen's sea snakes are on the prowl... but nothing can prepare them for the discovery that Pearl's shell is inside a huge underwater volcano -- a volcano that could erupt at any time!" -- Back cover.

"Swimming with the turtles and tropical fish in the ocean reefs has always been such fun for the mermaids, until the reefs begin to die. Molly must help her friend Coral find her magic shell so she can rescue the reef -- but the wicked Dark Queen and her army have other plans..." -- Back cover.

"A compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans, and ourselves. Seashells have been the most coveted and collected of nature's creations since the dawn of humanity. They were money before coins, jewelry before gems, art before canvas. In The Sound of the Sea, acclaimed environmental author Cynthia Barnett blends cultural history and science to trace our long love...

Provides information about mollusks and their shells and how to identify them, along with detailed descriptions and photographs of fifty common North American shells.