Prolific, award-winning nonfiction author Melissa Stewart reveals the surprising ways seashells provide more than shelter to the mollusks that inhabit them. Young naturalists discover thirteen seashells in this elegant introduction to the remarkable versatility of shells. Dual-layered text highlights how shells provide more than a protective home in this expository nonfiction exploration. The informative secondary text underscores characteristics specific to each shell. Elegant watercolor illustrations create a scrapbook feel, depicting children from around the world observing and sketching seashells across shores.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 04/02/2019
ISBN: 9781580898102
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.70h x 11.10w x 0.60d
Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2019 pg. 40
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2019
School Library Journal 04/01/2019 pg. 96
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 502939 / Seashells: More Than a Home
Reading Level: 4.8 /
Interest Level: Lower Grade /
Point Value: 0.5