Through the magic of close-up photography, young eyes will rediscover the seashore as a place of beauty, mystery and delight. Readers are first challenged to guess the identity of each closeup photograph. The next page reveals the entire photograph of the plant, animal or natural object accompanied by a simple but detailed description of the habitat. Includes simple descriptions of sea stars, sand dollars, mussels, and more.

Easy-to-read text and illustrations introduce plants and animals that live on the seashore.

A question-and-answer introduction to the characteristics and interrelationships of many familiar and unfamiliar seashore plants and animals.

Discusses the life cycle and behavior patterns of crabs, sea anemones, sea snails, and other creatures of the seashore.

An introduction to life at the edge of the sea in both warm and cold climates.

Guided by a marine biologist, two young children examine some of the many forms of life found along rocky and sandy shorelines and in salt marshes of North America.

Introduces the three types of seashore and the creatures and features of each. Presents related experiments.

Describes various kinds of sea creatures, shells, and other objects which can be found on the beach especially after a low tide.

Describes the ways in which seagulls, crabs, snails, jellyfish, corals, and other seashore creatures find their food.