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Neville Coleman

Author of What Shell Is That?

46 Works 190 Members 3 Reviews

Works by Neville Coleman

What Shell Is That? (1975) 21 copies
Shells alive! (1981) 4 copies
Discover sea shells (1988) 4 copies
Great Barrier Reef (2005) 2 copies
Australian Sea Life (1987) 2 copies
DISCOVER HERON ISLAND (1988) 1 copy

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Gender
male
Nationality
Australia
Birthplace
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Places of residence
Australia

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Very knowledgeable author who used scientific terminology and names for the organisms depicted.
 
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DAVIDGOTTS | Sep 11, 2021 |
I have not seen any other book featuring Sea Stars exclusively. While books special for nudibranch or anemonefish are easy to find, usually sea stars and other echinoderms are only dealt with in one or two pages at the back of books that record underwater creatures in a specific geographical area. And yet these creatures are so amazing and pretty! The sight of one of the colourful sea stars lying quietly on the sea floor - seemingly helpless - is so wonderful I can never NOT take at least one picture.

Which is why as soon as I heard Neville Coleman published a book on Sea Stars and other echinoderms in Asia and Indo Pacific I ordered one. I'm not disappointed. The book is extensive, it covers sea stars, brittle stars, feather stars, sea urchins and sea cucumber. And so far I have managed to identify all of the echinoderms I find in my dives using this book.

As with other Coleman book this one also have pictures crammed in every page. But the pictures are good and printed on good quality paper so they are clear. Each species is shown in 1 to 3 pictures.

To conclude, for those who likes to take pictures of these pretty creatures, it is a good book to have.
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koeniel | Feb 27, 2008 |

If one is used to the likes of books published by IKAN like those many Debelius identification books, it is quite hard to start using Neville Coleman’s. This slim (144 page) paperback has 2002 colour photographs, which means each page is crammed full with more than a dozen tiny photos. Some of the species are shown in two photos, but many are only shown in one single photo. This and the lack of proper explanation text make it difficult to use the book.

The size of the photos is not the only one making it tricky to identify a marine creature. The organisation of this book is also not the best. The index is organised into 4 groups based on habitats: mud and mangroves, rocky reefs, coral reefs and sand-rubble and sea grass. However inside the group the organisation become a bit obscure. It’s almost as if the photos are just thrown in there and expected to arrange themselves. Of course this is an exaggeration, but you get the point.

Having said that, I do have to admit that I like the book. It is comprehensive and hence you can usually find what you’re looking for in it. And of course the price is affordable.

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koeniel | Jul 15, 2007 |

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