Seashells by the Seashore

Marianne Berkes
$7.64 $8.99

Discover twelve kinds of seashells in this beautifully illustrated, rhyming and counting book for kids Perfect for a trip to the beach, the classroom, and a gift for a granddaughter or grandson. Includes two full-page tear-out sheets of all twelve kinds of shells for kids to take with them (only available in the paperback edition).

Also available as a board book, which counts from one to ten

Follow along with Sue and her friends and she picks up shells and carefully adds them to her bucket as a birthday gift for her Grandma As Sue collects new shells, each one appears on along the side of the page, so kids can keep count.

But be careful--there may be a mollusk still living inside a shell Sue and her friend release a mollusk back to the ocean when they find it still inside of its home.

Kids will learn about an assortment of seashells, including:
  • Kitten's paw shells
  • Scallop shells
  • Oyster shells
  • Moon shells
  • And more
  • Backmatter Includes:
  • Information on how shells are made, and the mollusks that live inside of them
  • Descriptions of all twelve seashells found in the book
  • Two full tear-out pages (only available in the paperback edition) of the pictures of shells that kids can take with them to the beach


  • Binding Type: Paperback
    Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
    Published: 02/01/2002
    ISBN: 9781584690344
    Pages: 32
    Weight: 0.40lbs
    Size: 8.80h x 10.20w x 0.10d

    Review Citations: Booklist 03/01/2002 pg. 1137
    School Library Journal 04/01/2002 pg. 100
    Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 319 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
    Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 319 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

    Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 57959 / Seashells by the Seashore
    Reading Level: 2.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5