Cavanna, Betty.
The First Book of Seashells.
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1955. In contains elementary information, good pictures and diagrams, and a glossary.
Clemons, Elizabeth.
Shells Are Where You Find Them.
New York: Alfred A, Knopf, Inc., 1960. Good information on how to collect shells and maintain accurate records.
Dudley, Ruth H.
Collecting Sea Shells and Coral
. New York: Hart Book Co., Inc. 1955. A good student reference for identifying with Photos and scientific names.
Dudley, Ruth.
Sea Shells.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1953. Easy reading, a story about shells of a select group, not good for identification.
Goudey, Alice E.
Houses From the Sea
. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1959, Elementary reading, story form, excellent pictures for identification with common names.
Kohn, Bernice.
The Beachcomber’s Book
. New York: The Viking Press, 1970. Elementary approach to collecting and organizing shells, ideas for craft projects with shells.
Saunders, John R.
The Golden Stamp Book of Seashells
. Wisconsin: Golden Press, 1974. Good ideas for organizing shells, excellent photos.
Verrill, A. Hyatt.
The Shell Collector’s Handbook.
New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1950. For the advanced student, information on physiology and identification of shells.