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Notes from the shore / Jennifer Ackerman ; illustrated by Karin Grosz.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel 7603
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ackerman, Jennifer, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lewes (Del.)--Description and travel.
- Lewes (Del.).
- Natural history--Delaware--Lewes.
- Natural history.
- Landscapes--Delaware--Lewes.
- Landscapes.
- Travel.
- Delaware--Lewes.
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7603)
- Physical Description:
- 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1996, ©1995.
- Summary:
- A portrait of the terrain and wildlife of Lewes, Delaware, interweaves personal reflection with descriptions of such local phenomema as ghost crabs, osprey, shore birds, sea worms, and whales.
- Contents:
- Harbor of refuge
- Osprey
- Between tides
- The crab's tail
- Five fathoms
- The great marsh
- The strange and wonderful
- Seeds of mischief
- Spindrift.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 191).
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 7603: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel.
- ISBN:
- 0140177884
- 9780140177886
- OCLC:
- 34888301
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