Chesapeake Bay Walk [Hardcover]

David Owen Bell (Author), Jennifer Heyd Wharton (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Almost as good as a field trip-and a lot less hectic. Chesapeake Bay Walk would be a neat souvenir of a visit." -- The Roanoke (Va.) Times, Jan. 17, 1999

"An attractive and coloful book that children should read or have read to them before they walk around the waters of the Chesapeake Bay." -- The (Easton, Md.) Star Democrat, Oct. 23, 1998

"Delicately written and lavishly illustrated-kids love this kind of thing. There is no lower age limit for Chesapeake Bay Walk." -- Chesapeake Life Magazine, Spring 1999

"The first book of its kind for younger children...with outstanding illustrations and concise text geared for children." -- Tidewater Trader, Dec. 1998

"[E]xplains just about everything you might see in the Bay as well as its creeks, rivers, and marshes. Very complete and easy to understand." -- Baltimore Sun, Mar. 7, 1999

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 30 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870335073
• ISBN-13: 978-0870335075
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 9.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,203,906 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.