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About Next Time You See A Seashell
Product Description This book tells the amazing story behind seashells: how they are made by mollusks, used for protection and camouflage, and full of clues about all they've been through. Inspired by Next Time You See a Seashell, young readers will find these intricate objects even more fascinating when they discover their origins in slimy, snaily creatures. Awaken a sense of wonder in a child with the Next Time You See series from NSTA Kids. The books will inspire elementary-age children to experience the enchantment of everyday phenomena such as seashells and sunsets. Free supplementary activities are available on the NSTA website. Especially designed to be experienced with an adult—be it a parent, teacher, or friend—Next Time You See books serve as a reminder that you don't have to look far to find something remarkable in nature. From Booklist Morgan encourages readers to carefully observe seashells, the homes of mollusks, and along the way discusses life-cycle details (egg cases, progressively larger shells) and the differences between bivalves and gastropods; cautions against separating live mollusks from their shells (which are part of their bodies); and offers evidence of life experiences (a crack or chip may indicate a battle with a predator). Stunning full-color photography dominates each spread; particularly intriguing are the whelk egg case and the hermit crab toting its adopted shell. The text is brief but clear, serving mostly as extended captions for the photographs. Morgan notes that she intends her offering to inspire wonder and stimulate questions rather than provide facts for memorization, and she recommends its use with children who have some prior experience with shells. Appended with photo notes, suggested activities, and a recommended website, this will be welcomed by teachers following the National Science Teachers Association’s observation-based learning guidelines as well as young families returning from a trip to the beach. Grades 1-4. --Kay Weisman Review Stunning full-color photography dominates each spread; particularly intriguing are the whelk egg case and the hermit crab toting its adopted shell. The text is brief but clear, serving mostly as extended captions for the photographs. Morgan notes that she intends her offering to inspire wonder and stimulate questions rather than provide facts for memorization, and she recommends its use with children who have some prior experience with shells. Appended with photo notes, suggested activities, and a recommended website, this will be welcomed by teachers following the National Science Teachers Association s observation-based learning guidelines as well as young families returning from a trip to the beach. --Booklist December 1, 2013 These books expect to inspire in students a sense of wonder at natural phenomena and also to encourage readers to wonder things for themselves. ...Of course, a sense of wonder at the natural world is most powerfully created when it is experienced directly, and the books take great pains to acknowledge this. Although each page is dominated by photographs of excellent quality, it is acknowledged that this is no substitute for the real thing and readers are urged to get out and experience things for themselves through a range of suggested activities. ... Further resources are available online, but these are mainly just extended versions of the suggested activities in the books. These books would be great accompaniments to a nature table, or as invitations to exploration for students to use independently, but would be equally effective as coffee table books for students to browse during quiet reading for example, as a simple reminder of some of the amazing features of our world. --Primary Science January/February 2014 About the Author Emily Morgan is an author-educator who knows how to connect with children both intellectually and emotionally. A former elementary and middle school teacher, she coauthors the s
