LeVar uses this feature book when he goes beachcombing in southwestern Florida. There he meets two local naturalists who help him explore plant and animal life (shells, mangroves, oysters, spiny burn fish, scallops, sea stars, etc.) at the shoreline and in the shallows of the Gulf of Mexico.

Review books

Feature Book:

Seashore Surprises

This helpful book explains how waves, sand, and pebbles from at the seashore and describes the animals, plants, and shells that can be found on the beach when the tide goes out.

Author: Rose Wyler
Illustrator: Steven James Petruccio
Publisher: Messner/Silver Burdett Press

The Seashore Book

A mother's words help a little boy imagine the sights and sounds of the seashore, even though he's never seen the ocean.

Author: Charlotte Zolotow
Illustrator: Wendell Minor
Publisher: Harper Collins

What's inside? Shells

Helps children understand what goes on in the hidden world of a shell. Includes photographs and illustrations, which explain where an oyster makes a pearl, what a tortoise looks like under his shell, the inner workings of a crab's claw, and more.

Author: Angela Royston
Photos by: Andreas von Einsiedel
Publisher: William Morrow

Is This a House for Hermit Crab?

When Hermit Crab outgrows his old house, he ventures out along the sandy beach to find a new one. He must hurry to find a bigger shell before the pricklepine fish finds him and eats Hermit Crab for his next meal.

Author: Megan McDonald
Illustrator: S.D. Schindler
Publisher: Orchard Books