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.