Dancing on the Sand: A Story of an Atlantic Blue Crab - a Smithsonian Oceanic Collection Book (Soundprints, Smithsonian Wildlife) [Hardcover]

Kathleen M. Hollenbeck (Author), Joanie Popeo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Soundprints, Smithsonian Wildlife

Blue Crab searches for a place to molt safely, then makes her way to the salty waters at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Dancing on the Sand is a fun and informative story with beautifully detailed illustrations.



Book Features:
- An informative storyline and colorful illustrations
- 32 pages
- Appropriate for ages: 3-9
- Hardcover dimensions: 12 x 8 3/4 inches

Editorial Reviews

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Realistic --Benjamin Franklin Awards

Expressive Pictures --Scholastic Early Childhood Today

Wonderful --Clark County School District

Excellent! --Benjamin Franklin Awards

Wonderful --Clark County School District

Excellent! --Benjamin Franklin Awards

Wonderful --Clark County School District

Excellent! --Benjamin Franklin Awards

Wonderful --Clark County School District

About the Author

Kathleen M. Hollenbeck grew up in Connecticut Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and has been writing for as long as she can remember. After college, she joined the editorial staff of the children's newspaper, Weekly Reader. She now wroks as a freelance writer, focusing on educational materials for the primary grades. Her picture books include Lobster's Secret for the Smithsonian Oceanic Collection and The Magic Path. Kathleen lives in Coventry, Rhode Island with her husband and three children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Soundprint; Casebound Hardcover book edition (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568997302
• ISBN-13: 978-1568997308
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 12 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,117,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another engaging educaitonal book by the Smithsonian, May 22, 2009

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This whole series by the Smithsonian contains excellent information on different species - much more than the average adult knows - while presenting it in the form of an interesting story with beautiful, realistic pictures. I love this series. Well worth having for home or school use, and especially appropriate for camps and nature centers.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dancingon the Sand: A Story of an Atlantic Blue Crab, June 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dancing on the Sand: A Story of an Atlantic Blue Crab - a Smithsonian Oceanic Collection Book (Soundprints, Smithsonian Wildlife) (Hardcover)

This book was interesting to read. I'm going to Marine bio camp and it helped me alot. It told me alot of things i didn't know. I would highly recomend it.

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars dancing on the sand - a story of an atlantic blue crab, December 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dancing on the Sand: A Story of an Atlantic Blue Crab - a Smithsonian Oceanic Collection Book (Mini book) (Hardcover)

i am disappointed with this book as it was meant for my 5 year old and it has WAY too much MATING content in it than i care to discuss with him right now. out of 31 pages, there are 14 pages with word content, and of these, 5 pages deal with the mating subject. too bad, as this is a fairly informative book with fairly nice illustrations. i am in the process of returning it to amazon. i guess this is the disadvantage of shopping on line.