Moonsnail Song [Hardcover]

Sheryl McFarlane (Author), Sheena Lott (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

It's just another day. April plays, goes to school,helps with dinner and has her bath. But all the while she daydreams about the seashore and her search for the elusive moonsnail. As April's thoughts ebb and flow like waves across the sand, the reader is slowly drawn into a world of misty morning fogs, scuttling crabs, otters rolling in the kelp, and sand dollars and sea stars. And gradually her daydreams become a bedtime lullaby as April drifts in and out of sleep. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (March 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551430088
• ISBN-13: 978-1551430089
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,788,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sheryl McFarlane gave up sunny Arizona for love and the wild weather of the West Coast more than 30 years ago. She is the author of thirteen books for kids and teens, including the multi-award winning Waiting for the Whales and Jessie's Island. Her most recent book, The Smell of Paint, a young adult novel, follows a track athlete and medal hopeful who faces unexpected hurdles both on and off the track. It was awarded the Moonbeam Award for Young Adult Fiction in the U. S and was a Best Books of the Year pick by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. A mother of three, Sheryl is a teacher and the former Chair of the Victoria Children's Literature Roundtable. Visit her website at www.sherylmcfarlane.ca.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetic, scientific, artistic, and graceful., May 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moonsnail Song (Hardcover)

Awesome for anyone - adult or child - who has ever found a moonsnail shell, or gone beachcombing in the Pacific Northwest. Poetic daydreaming meets real scientific information in an unusual way. I own lots of adult beach books, but this book is how I identified my moonsnail eggcases.

5.0 out of 5 stars a perfect trip to an ocean world, July 20, 2006

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This review is from: Moonsnail Song (Hardcover)

This book was recommended to me by a friend and I'm so glad she did. I absolutely love it! It is perfect for our Preschool Rhythms unit because it is all about a child who has taken a shell home from the beach and everytime she looks at it she is transported back to that ocean world with the steady beat of the waves repeated over and over:

In and out.
Out and in.

The illustrations are gorgeous and they really make you feel like you are right there at the seashore. Looks like we'll be going to the beach Saturday morning to pick up shells. The book is also very soothing and ends with the little girl going to bed, so it makes a good bedtime book as well. Enjoy!