Seashells, Crabs and Sea Stars (Take Along Guides) Paperback – January 1, 1999

This is a great little books for children interested in shells. Very informative.

I bought this gift for a young friend who has an interest in seashells. I also purchased a large designer bag of seashells and a starfish mix from U.S. Shell, Inc. My idea was that the book could be used to identify many of the seashells. Unfortunately, there were very few shells that were featured in the book. Possibly I should downgrade the shell selection instead if the book, but I feel that the variety in the book was too limited to live up to the name of the book.I will say that the book very nicely covers the shells, crabs and sea stars that are included. The book also addresses the creatures which formerly inhabited the shells as well as including activities to encourage the reader to learn more about the subject. In my opinion, it is an very good overview of the subject, deserving another star. However, for my purposes there was not the variety that I was expecting from reading the description of the book.Also the book arrived with the binding bent. This circumstance did not enter into my rating, as clearly the packaging was not the fault of the author. However, the book arrived loose in the box with the smaller boxes of shells and sea stars and was probably damaged during transit as the items shifted.

Wonderful Artwork. Nice book.

My daughter used this to help identify shells and crabs we came across while walking the beach. It was really useful and worded in a way that she was able to cling to every word. She was even able to use the knowledge to educate beach goers that called us over to look at some crabs they saw waking in the tide. I highly recommend it.

This was also a great find! My 6 year old loved the measuring tool built into the book. During our vacation we saw nearly every seashell and topic mentioned in this book

Beautiful illustrations and informative text. I’d recommend for 6 yrs and up, as my younger students don’t engage with the text. A good non fiction piece for the classroom with older students.

I ordered this book for my son and his family when they were going to the Coast for a summer break. I thought it would work well for my two grandsons, ages 4 and 6, and the beach combing I knew they would be doing. It worked well for them, therefore, I would recommend it to anyone else who plans on doing a little beach collecting themselves.

I also bought the wild flower book in this series, but I like this book better. I got this for my kids at the beach this year to identify shells and other things we discovered. It was extremely helpful, easy to read, and educational. It definitely included the most common and easily found shells and sea critters that we discovered.

Easy to u derstand

What a great book for a child. My granddaughter loves it. Fast shipping. Easy to understand, beautiful illustrations

A good lap book.

My 7 year old grand daughter loved the book.It has helped her identify shells.There are also some activities to do with shells.

We absolutely love this book!.