buried beneath the sand,' Aston ( When You Were Born It sits there, under its mother's feathers. an asset to science collections.Like the subject matter it describes, this book packages with understated elegance the substantive matter found within it. Gift giving for any holiday as well as birthdays and end-of-school summer reads.Anyone interested in learning more about the planet we inhabit.Fans of Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and others in the Over and Under series.

Preschool, kindergarten, and emerging readers with an interest in nature, the ocean, sea creatures, life science, rocks, minerals, and shells.Parents, teachers, librarians, in-school educators, and homeschoolers.an asset to science collections.' -Booklist 'Will stretch children's minds and imaginations.' -School Library Journal, starred review 'Eye-catching and eye-opening.' -School Library Journal, starred reviewĪn IRA Teachers' Choices Reading List selection 'A visual and verbal feast.' -Boston Globe 'Stunning.' -Library Media Connection, starred reviewĪn NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students Grades K–12Īn NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts 'A lovely mix of science and wonder.' -Publishers Weekly, starred review 'Both eye-catching and informative.' -School Library Journal, starred review One of Scholastic Parent & Child magazine's 100 Greatest Books for Kids

'A delight for budding naturalists of all stripes, flecks, dots, and textures.' -Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewĪ Junior Library Guild Premiere selection This beautiful volume will be equally at home being read to a child on a parent's lap as it is in a classroom reading circle.ĮVERYONE LOVES SHELLS!: The perfect book for amateur naturalists, vacation-goers, and armchair travelers for whom beaches, and their shells, hold a special place in the heart.

Poetic in voice and elegant in design, this carefully researched book is sure to inspire lively questions and spark the imaginations of young readers. From land snails to sea scallops, giant clams to tiny dwarf shells, an incredible array of shells are showcased in all their splendor. The newest entry in the bestselling Nature Books series by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Shell Is Cozy takes a gorgeous look at the fascinating world of shells. From the creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, and A Rock Is Lively comes the latest book in this bestselling series!

An egg is quiet by dianna aston