Helen Scales, Sonia Pulido (Artist)
2022 48 pages(Phaidon Press, Incorporated)
9781838664312
1838664319
Award-winning marine biologist Helen Scales introduces children to the wonders of shells (from seashells to land snails) through the art of observation. Using a friendly question-and-answer format, she explores, through a richly sensory experience, the incredible diversity of shells around the world and showcases the environments molluscs inhabit. From what a shell’s shape, color, or texture can reveal about its inhabitant, to where shells are found (from the deepest seas to jungly treetops), with this book, readers can get up close with nature to observe its wonders.
Why I like this book: What a Shell Can Tell covers nonfiction topics in a simple book with few words. It offers readers descriptions and clues about the shells. Shells are a way to introduce children to fossils through an object they are familiar with.
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