Scallops: they're more than just St. Jacques' favorite shellfish!

For twenty years now, Laurent Chauvaud has been observing and listening to the world, and introducing us to brand new adventures. Science has discovered that scallop shells are time travel devices, environmental archives and mathematical models, sentinels who have witnesses evolutions in marine habitats and climate change. But also musical instruments: the cracking and coughing of its valves is rich with message. Scallop shells are a daily index of the sea's health. Their history is an odyssey never before told, their biology, a miracle of nature. This playful, environmentally conscious, and awe-inspiring account will reveal the secrets of this humble and mysterious creature.