Which Seashell?: Identify New Zealand's Seashells - Simply

This illustrated guide that helps you find out simply and accurately Which seashell is it?

It includes life-size colour photographs of over130 seashells including, for each shell, their size, colour and where to find them and the ecology of the living shellfish. Discover also the known uses of each seashell, from making jewellery to shells for cutting hair or holding paint. Author Biography Andrew Crowe is a full-time author with a special interest in helping make nature accessible to beginners of all ages. He has written over 40 nature books covering seashells, insects, spiders, birds and other animals and plants. Andrew has won five New Zealand book awards, including the Ashton Wylie Award for a biography for teenagers on the Dalai Lama and – for his contribution to children’s literature generally – the Margaret Mahy Medal.

Author Biography

Andrew Crowe is a best-selling author with a special interest in helping make nature accessible to beginners of all ages. He has written over 40 nature books covering seashells, insects, spiders, birds and other animals and plants. Andrew has won numerous New Zealand book awards, including the Margaret Mahy Medal in 2009 for his overall contribution to children’s literature and the Ashton Wylie Award in 2005 for a biography for teenagers on the Dalai Lama. His latest book, Pathway of the Birds- The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and their Polynesian Ancestors (Bateman), received 4 book awards in 2019.