Awesome Chesapeake: A Kid's Guide to the Bay [Hardcover]

David Owen Bell (Author), Marcy Dunn Ramsey (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A valuable reference that deserves a prominent place on every bookshelf. Kids will have a difficult time getting it away from parents and friends." -- Maryland Magazine, July/August 1995

"An awesome book! The illustrations are wonderful, and the text makes bare facts interesting. Altogether a terrific read." -- Audubon Naturalist News, Dec. 1994.

"Loaded with interesting stuff about the Chesapeake and its creatures and plants. Written so elementary and middle schoolers can understand." -- Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Dec. 1994

"The author knows his stuff and presents it in clear language. The illustrations make it entertaining as well as educational with small marginal jokes." -- The (Easton, Md.) Star-Democrat, Oct. 28, 1994

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 44 pages
• Publisher: Tidewater Publishers (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870334573
• ISBN-13: 978-0870334573
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #992,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Welcome to my page. I was born and raised in New York City, and after earning an MFA in film making, proceeded to do some serious sailing- from the Galapagos Islands to the coast of Turkey, including three Atlantic crossings. Experienced on tugboats, research vessels, private yachts, and traditional sailing ships- such as Sea Cloud, Young America, Spirit of Massachusetts, and Amistad- and licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard as Master Mariner of any type of private or commercial vessel on all waters of the world.

In between, I've worked to conserve and protect the marine environment- as director of a conservation and education program on Long Island Sound, head of a statewide environmental coalition, environmental educator on Long Island Sound and the Chesapeake Bay, and advocate/fund raiser for environmental education and restoration projects. I also enjoy visiting schools to talk with children about writing and ecology.

Thanks to my publishers: Landfall Navigation for "The Celestial Navigation Mystery: Solved" and Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers for the others. In addition to these books, I've written for Cruising World, The Mariner, Offshore, Oceans, Sailing, and WoodenBoat magazines.