What Lives in a Shell? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) [Paperback]

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (Author), Helen K. Davie (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1

What makes a shell like a house?

A house is a home for you, a nest is a home for a bird, and a cave is a home for a bear. But for some animals a shell is a home. Snails and turtles and crabs and clams all have shells that act as their homes and protect them from harm. In this book you'll learn all about these and other crustaceous creatures, for whom a shell is just the right sort of home.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-The diversity of shelters in the animal world-bird nests, ant tunnels, and the cave of a bear-is contrasted with the nature and function of the self-contained housing of snails, turtles, and some crustaceans and mollusks. The softly toned watercolor illustrations amplify the text and show children in different settings observing various shelled creatures. The transient nature of the hermit crab is described, as is the scallop's shell-snapping mode of mobility. Zoehfeld places less emphasis on scientific names but includes broader coverage than Douglas Florian's Discovering Seashells (Scribners, 1986). She has written an easy-to-read, introductory science title.
Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books, including Dinosaur Tracks, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?, a Children's Book of the Month Club selection described as "fascinating" by Kirkus Reviews; and Dinosaurs Big and Small, a 2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award winner. When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils in the laboratory for her local natural history museums. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Collins; 1 edition (April 22, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064451240
• ISBN-13: 978-0064451246
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Marine Life > Nonfiction
  • #16 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > General
  • #28 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Marine Life

More About the Author

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is the award-winning author of more than sixty books for children, including DINOSAUR TRACKS, "a great choice for even the most discriminating dinophiles" (School Library Journal); DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?, a Children's Book of the Month Club selection, described as "fascinating" by Kirkus Reviews; and DINOSAURS BIG AND SMALL, a 2003 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award winner.

When she's not reading, researching, writing, or editing, Kathleen loves to spend her free time exploring, doing fieldwork, and preparing fossils for her local natural history museums.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what lives in a shell, May 26, 2007

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M. Estupinan Tijerin "m. estupinan-tijerin bo... (San diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Lives in a Shell? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) (Paperback)

As a preschool teacher i find this book very interesting to 4 year olds. children loves to see the picturesandlike to disscus the context.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ocean/Shells, July 7, 2007

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Cathy M. Robinson "Cat's Remarks" (Woodstock, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Lives in a Shell? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book that takes shell collecting to a greater depth.
As you show a shell collection, use this book to illustrate to the children what used to live in a particular type of shell.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great shell book for young children, January 20, 2009

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This review is from: What Lives in a Shell? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) (Paperback)

This book was great to read to my 5-year-old grandson who lives near the ocean. He has seen lots of shells, now he knows more about them and where they come from - written plain and simple for young kids to understand. He could even read a little of the book himself. Highly recommend this book - I even learned a couple things!