Beautifully illustrated book about the different functions shells have for aquatic creatures.

Seashells: More Than a Home is a book that takes you to the seaside. This is where students can see the different shells and what creature might live in them. The book also give a opportunity to count and relate size differences when comparing shells. ( )

This comprehensive picture books go into lots of detail about the different types of mollusks you might find along the shore and ways that these creatures move, eat, camouflage, etc. Gentle but beautiful illustrations accompany the text perfectly. Young readers with shorter attention spans will probably just listen to the black text which reads somewhat lyrically, while those readers who are invested in learning more about the topic will also devour the brown text that goes into greater detail about a variety of topics regarding mollusk life. ( )

Beautifully realistic drawings of seashells, close-up and in their natural habitat, show how seashells are "more than a home": they can rise and sink like a submarine, flutter like a butterfly, curl up tight, let in light, hide in plain sight (camouflage), and more.
Back matter includes kinds of seashells, author's note, illustrator's note, selected sources. ( )