Seashells: More Than a Home
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- Author：Melissa Stewart
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Summary
Prolific， 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。
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。
Reviews
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Marianne Tabner
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Beautifully illustrated non fiction story about a wide variety and type of seashells。 Interesting back matter formatted with each page of the story。
Denise
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Beautifully illustrated picture book nominated for the 2021 Nutmeg Award， Elementary Division。 Use of similes clarifies shell “behavior。”
Melissa
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It has some good info， but I think I would like it better in a nature documentary better。
Rachel
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Some great information about seashells and their uses。 Lovely illustrations。
Alice
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I was so excited about this book。 I live in the mountains， near no oceans and the sea is a treat for me！I collected seashells for both sides of the Gulf Coast （both sides） Atlantic and Pacific。 However， this book was just the dreaded okay。 I liked it but didn't drool over it like I thought I would！ Oh well！ I was so excited about this book。 I live in the mountains， near no oceans and the sea is a treat for me！I collected seashells for both sides of the Gulf Coast （both sides） Atlantic and Pacific。 However， this book was just the dreaded okay。 I liked it but didn't drool over it like I thought I would！ Oh well！ 。。。more
Mackenzie Virginia
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4。5
Peggy Dynek
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A beautiful combination of art and information。
Paula
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I wonderful nonfiction picture book that has wide appeal。
Ashley Ewert
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Very interesting to learn about different mollusks and how they use their shells to get food/survive。 I never really thought about seashells any deeper than collecting time on the beach once their inhabitants have left them。
Angie
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I learned so much about seashells in this book。 It is not just for kids！ Great and accessible information for readers of all ages。
Cheryl
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Even better than Feathers: Not Just for Flying I think。 Illustrations that are both appealing and clearly show what the shell does and something else that does the same thing that a child might know about （drill， crowbar， camouflage， etc。）。 Excellent after-matter。 And the text is also clearly written and almost all of it was brand-new information to me！ （！）From the bibliography， the book I'm most interested in is Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells。 And of course Even better than Feathers: Not Just for Flying I think。 Illustrations that are both appealing and clearly show what the shell does and something else that does the same thing that a child might know about （drill， crowbar， camouflage， etc。）。 Excellent after-matter。 And the text is also clearly written and almost all of it was brand-new information to me！ （！）From the bibliography， the book I'm most interested in is Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells。 And of course I will read more by these creators。Recommended to all， not just children and educators。 。。。more
Beth
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I remember reading this kind of book to my preschool kids， and a bit into early elementary。 Good artwork， interesting topic， and a variety of levels at which to engage。 Bit words on the page give you a little， and then there's a box with more detail for the more patient kid， and finally the back pages are a source for even more information。 It's lovely and well done and an very entice look at the science behind seashells。 I remember reading this kind of book to my preschool kids， and a bit into early elementary。 Good artwork， interesting topic， and a variety of levels at which to engage。 Bit words on the page give you a little， and then there's a box with more detail for the more patient kid， and finally the back pages are a source for even more information。 It's lovely and well done and an very entice look at the science behind seashells。 。。。more
Sarah
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If you have ever been to a beach， you have probably found and looked at seashells。 If you are like me， you have collected many， and sat an looked closely at their shapes and sizes。 Have you ever wondered why there are so many different shell shapes？ This book show you what the shapes of shells do for the animal that lives within the shell using human life examples of how they work。 A shell that pries like a crowbar， or bores holes like a drill bit。 In addition to the information shared through s If you have ever been to a beach， you have probably found and looked at seashells。 If you are like me， you have collected many， and sat an looked closely at their shapes and sizes。 Have you ever wondered why there are so many different shell shapes？ This book show you what the shapes of shells do for the animal that lives within the shell using human life examples of how they work。 A shell that pries like a crowbar， or bores holes like a drill bit。 In addition to the information shared through simple phrases and deeper explanations， the illustrations are inviting， beautiful， and incredible realistic created with lovely watercolors that transport you to the beach。This is a sort of sequel to Feathers: Not just for Flying。 。。。more
Marie-Therese
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Fascinating book about seashells！ Well researched and clearly written。 A terrific choice for the kids or grandkids on a beach vacation。
Sandra
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I kind of wish she defined mollusk at the beginning of the book since she uses the word throughout， but it's a beautiful book。 It gives solid and easy to understand examples， the main font is clearly differentiated from the notes， but both are large and legible。It's also always fun to get to learn new things from a picture book。 I have an abalone shell， but never knew what the holes were for！ Or why cockle shells are so fragile looking。And there's a partial bibliography both for the author and t I kind of wish she defined mollusk at the beginning of the book since she uses the word throughout， but it's a beautiful book。 It gives solid and easy to understand examples， the main font is clearly differentiated from the notes， but both are large and legible。It's also always fun to get to learn new things from a picture book。 I have an abalone shell， but never knew what the holes were for！ Or why cockle shells are so fragile looking。And there's a partial bibliography both for the author and the illustrator， huzzah！ （I was dithering 4 or 5 and this pushed me to round up to five。）When things are open and it's properly safe again I want to hit the Harvard Museum of Natural History！ 。。。more
Bmack
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Really nice nonfiction book about different seashells。 Each two page spread has a sentence telling what a seashell can do and highlights one type by giving a description of that seashell and it's qualities。 The illustrations are beautifully done in water colors。 Really nice nonfiction book about different seashells。 Each two page spread has a sentence telling what a seashell can do and highlights one type by giving a description of that seashell and it's qualities。 The illustrations are beautifully done in water colors。 。。。more
Laura Salas
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A gorgeous nonfiction picture book！ It's a celebration of the diversity among things we tend to class all together: seashells。 With accessible similes， clear and vivid explanations， and beautiful， delicate art， Stewart and Brannen reveal the varied functions shells perform。 A lovely reminder that life on earth is creative and adaptable。 A gorgeous nonfiction picture book！ It's a celebration of the diversity among things we tend to class all together: seashells。 With accessible similes， clear and vivid explanations， and beautiful， delicate art， Stewart and Brannen reveal the varied functions shells perform。 A lovely reminder that life on earth is creative and adaptable。 。。。more
Christine
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I have always loved walking along the beach and collecting shells so I was naturally drawn to this book。 The loose storyline as shown through the illustrations follows a group of kids as they find and draw images of the shells。 However， it does not have a plot per se， instead， it's a factual guide on shells that tell more than the genus and look of the shelled creature。If you read to a child， who loves visiting the seashore， this is a book they will love。 It gives details that are age-appropriat I have always loved walking along the beach and collecting shells so I was naturally drawn to this book。 The loose storyline as shown through the illustrations follows a group of kids as they find and draw images of the shells。 However， it does not have a plot per se， instead， it's a factual guide on shells that tell more than the genus and look of the shelled creature。If you read to a child， who loves visiting the seashore， this is a book they will love。 It gives details that are age-appropriate and give more meaning to their next shell search。 The list of additional books on the topic at the end can further the child's learning。A great book for the shell collector！ 。。。more
Beth Honeycutt
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#classroombookaday
Ms。 Meghan
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Seashells are among the most familiar treasures one can find on the beach。 While they provide a home for mollusks， they can also do a number of weird， wonderful things！ Seashells can pry open other shells like a crowbar， curl up like an armadillo， and even let light in！ Beautifully illustrated， this book introduces you to 13 different species from around the globe。 This review originally posted at Bookworms in the 'Burg: https://bookwormsintheburg。blogspot。c。。。 Seashells are among the most familiar treasures one can find on the beach。 While they provide a home for mollusks， they can also do a number of weird， wonderful things！ Seashells can pry open other shells like a crowbar， curl up like an armadillo， and even let light in！ Beautifully illustrated， this book introduces you to 13 different species from around the globe。 This review originally posted at Bookworms in the 'Burg: https://bookwormsintheburg。blogspot。c。。。 。。。more
Ali Book&Seaglasshunter
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Fantastic informational picture book。 I loved how the author compared the different types of shells to things that children would be familiar with （anchors， spy disguises， windows， etc）。 There was the perfect amount of info in each page to keep my preschoolers engaged。 It would also be a good book for older elementary age children who could really get into the facts a bit more。 The illustrations offer both a view of the shells in their natural habitats and a detail drawing of the comparison on t Fantastic informational picture book。 I loved how the author compared the different types of shells to things that children would be familiar with （anchors， spy disguises， windows， etc）。 There was the perfect amount of info in each page to keep my preschoolers engaged。 It would also be a good book for older elementary age children who could really get into the facts a bit more。 The illustrations offer both a view of the shells in their natural habitats and a detail drawing of the comparison on the page as well as the shells particular mechanics。 We also loved the inner cover illustrations showing maps of where each shell is found。 。。。more
Amanda
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When I did a project on feathers a few months back for our children's library， Melissa Stewart's book was the best I found in the topic。 This month I did a project with seashells。 Again， hers is one of the better books I found on the topic for kids。 When I did a project on feathers a few months back for our children's library， Melissa Stewart's book was the best I found in the topic。 This month I did a project with seashells。 Again， hers is one of the better books I found on the topic for kids。 。。。more
Bethe
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Fabulous example of compare/contrast nonfiction text structure。 If it's NF by Melissa Stewart， it's gonna be good！ Fabulous example of compare/contrast nonfiction text structure。 If it's NF by Melissa Stewart， it's gonna be good！ 。。。more
Jillian Heise
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A fabulously informative and interesting book！ Appreciate the author's note giving some insight into the process of researching to write this picture book。 A fabulously informative and interesting book！ Appreciate the author's note giving some insight into the process of researching to write this picture book。 。。。more
Laurie Hnatiuk
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It’s no secret that I am a fan of @melissastewartscience and how she is making us rethink non-fiction。 My latest read in a landlocked province seashells didn’t disappoint。 In this book seashells are compared to tools， subs， animals and various other objects and concepts。 It allows readers to think about their world in a different way and how seashells have adapted to survive。 Susan S。 Brannen provide a diversity of children looking at shells and different perspectives from up close or to a scene It’s no secret that I am a fan of @melissastewartscience and how she is making us rethink non-fiction。 My latest read in a landlocked province seashells didn’t disappoint。 In this book seashells are compared to tools， subs， animals and various other objects and concepts。 It allows readers to think about their world in a different way and how seashells have adapted to survive。 Susan S。 Brannen provide a diversity of children looking at shells and different perspectives from up close or to a scene on a beach with a nature sketchbook with the different seashells。 The inside covers optics a map where each of the shells live and at the end we are given a brief explanation of the five kinds of seashells。 One should also share the authors and illustrators note as they share their connections to seashells and how the book came to be。 Another great addition to classrooms and libraries。 。。。more
Jane
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Seashells is a non-fiction picture book。 Both the author Melissa Stewart and illustrator Sarah S。 Brannen researched their topic well before completing this title。 Brannen chose watercolor for the illustrations which are done in tones which suggest the beach。 Stewart includes many different types of seashells and provides a great description of them。 Her descriptions include comparisons to objects in order to help the reader better understand the shell。I appreciate that both the author and the i Seashells is a non-fiction picture book。 Both the author Melissa Stewart and illustrator Sarah S。 Brannen researched their topic well before completing this title。 Brannen chose watercolor for the illustrations which are done in tones which suggest the beach。 Stewart includes many different types of seashells and provides a great description of them。 Her descriptions include comparisons to objects in order to help the reader better understand the shell。I appreciate that both the author and the illustrator included sources for further research， improving the books value as a non-fiction book。I would not hesitate to add Seashells: More Than a Home to my K-12 Christian School library。 I will be including it in my Mock Caldecott unit this fall。 It is also on the list for the 2020-2021 Land of Enchantment award。I received a copy of Seashells: More Than a Home because I am a member of the Land Of Enchantment Committee。 This is my honest review。 。。。more
Melissa Mcavoy
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We tend to think of seashells as inert static objects， almost as if we imagined birds only as feathers。 Stewart and Brannan bring to life the overlooked fact that shells are animated by the animals that live inside them and that their shapes have functions and dynamic qualities we too often overlook。
Sue Doherty
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