Of course the location of the museum is "Snail". Is my typing Freudian, or what? ----- Original Message ----- From: "samtuttle" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Re educational books > In response to the idea of a shell kit for learning: the Bailey-Matthews > Museum at Snail has one. For $20 they will send you the shells and labels. > The application requires that you are a school, as the intended target is > children to learn. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Avril Bourquin" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 1:43 PM > Subject: [CONCH-L] Re educational books > > > > My thanks to all who responded to my request on educational books for > youth. > > I promptly ordered the top three suggestions of: 1. Seashell of the > World > > by R. Tucker Abbott > > 2 Familiar Seashells of North America (Audubon Guide to > Seashells) > > by Harold A. Rehder > > 3. Florida's Fabulous Seashells by Winston Williams & Pete > > Carmichael > > > > I am anxious for them to get here from Amazon.com. Living in a small > rural > > mountain valley does make book buying a bit more challenging but I would > > rather live here with my computer connections than to have all the stores > > and people at my back door. > > > > I am playing around with the idea of putting a commercial page on my > > educational site "manandmollusc.net". Many of the people that visit this > > site are interested in knowing where they can purchase shells as many of > > them are just learning about molluscs and their fabulous shells for the > > first time. If you would be interested in putting your name on such a > page, > > please contact me privately. > > > > I am also interested in getting a few dealers interested in the idea of > > offering a "beginner's shell kit" together and offering it as well on the > > site. I personally, am not out to make any money on this venture, I just > > think it would be great if such an item was available to youth and > > educators. I think the cost should be kept down or maybe offer more than > > one kit. This is very much just in the planning stage, but if anyone is > > interested, I sure would appreciate hearing from you. > > > > All the best, > > > > Avril Bourquin > > P.O.Box 366 > > Invermere, British Columbia > > Canada > > V0A 1K0 > > > > Phone: (250) 342-7224 > > EMail: [log in to unmask] > > URL: www.manandmollusc.net