Seashore Life : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press

Rating:
Summary: Excellent new edition!
Review: The new edition of the Golden Guide to Seashore Life is an even better rendition of an already great entry in the series! Mollusks, sea stars, chitons, sea birds and many others are featured in this little guide. Surprisingly for a Golden Guide, there are many more species of shellfish and sea stars listed than in the Audubon and Peterson Guides. East Coast & West Coast sea stars add up to twelve species altogether! Very good for this type of guide. Seaweeds and algae are also added. Whenever you see a small piece of kelp or sea moss float by, you will be able to identify it very quickly. Good all around guide.
Now for the two editions on the market that need better explaining. The St. Martins Press new edition shown above is superior and very different from the earlier, original Golden Press. St. Martins Press changes some of the older names to more familiar ones, making it more useful than the Golden Press. So, if someone offers the collectible of the older edition, buy the new edition nonetheless!