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Title: Seashore Life (My First Pocket Guides) by Jenna Kinghorn, National Geographic Society ISBN: 0-7922-6576-9 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just for kids
Comment: I received this book as a birthday gift and thoroughly enjoyed it. Although it is being marketed as a children's book, the contents are anything but childish. Simple, clear, and precise, yes, but definitely not "See the red crab. See the red crab walk."
The contents are well-organized and packed with facts, an obvious nod to the author's degree in Science Writing.
Before reading this book, I thought of the octopus as a deep sea creature; I didn't know it could be found near the low-tide line off of both coasts. I had heard of a whelk, but I didn't know it was a large meat-eating sea snail. I'll avoid a terrible pun about a similar creature that produces a little bubbly music and just say there's a lot of interesting material in this book for adults as well as children. Think of this book more as a "quick guide" rather than a "children's guide."
I have to admit that, at first, I didn't fully appreciate the mini-map showing where each critter could be found. I mean the book is about "seashore life," and where else would it be found but on the coastline? However, like a good mystery, the book drew me into the seashore world, and I started examining each map more closely. Yes, the creatures live along the coast, but how far up and down the coast, and on which coast, and...well, you get my point. I was intrigued.
The illustrations and photographs are the icing on the cake. The next time my wife and I visit the California Coast, we plan on bringing this book along and going on a fun scavenger hunt!
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Title: Insects (National Geographic: My First Pocket Guide) by National Geographic ISBN: 079226570X Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Great Mammals: National Geographic My First Pocket Guides by National Geographic ISBN: 0792265823 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Wildflowers (National Audubon Society First Field Guide) by Susan Hood, National Audubon Society ISBN: 0590054864 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Constellations by National Geographic ISBN: 079226942X Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Reptiles & Amphibians by Dr. David S Kirshner ISBN: 0792265718 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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