A simple introduction to the physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, predators, habitat, and lifespan of snails.

"Identify specific slugs, snails, and worms. Explore their behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses"--

A fascinating look at the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of various snail species, as well as numerous interesting factoids on everything from shell shapes to estivation.

"Did you know snails build roads like engineers and go undercover in camouflage like spies? Did you know they can be smaller than a seed or bigger than a grown-up's hand? [This book] mixes snail science, art, and hilarity [to answer these questions]"--Amazon.com.

"This beautifully illustrated title explores the wonderful world of the slithering snail. Snails have a silvery, sticky mucus that they leave behind as they move. One of the slowest creatures on Earth, they move at a top speed of 45 miles per hour (1 cm per second). Find out more fascinating snail facts in this colorful book"--

"Snail is a party animal. Well ... kind of. He especially appreciates the quiet things about parties, like confetti, using his indoor voice, and softly blowing out birthday candles. But parties tend to get pretty loud, and that's when Snail disappears into his shell. But not to worry! Snail still has fun at parties - it's just that from inside his shell nobody can tell he's having a good time. And this means he doesn't get many party invitations ......