Provides descriptions of different types of intertidal zones, or ocean shores, including sandy beaches, rocky coasts, barrier islands, and flats and marshes, and discusses the variety of plants and animals that live in shore environments.
Illustrations and text describe some of the many things that can be found on a walk along a beach, including coconuts, shark teeth, jellyfish, crabs and different kinds of shells.
Presents a children's study of the life and cycles of a variety of plants and animals that inhabit the seashore, and examines the levels in the food chain including plants, animals that eat plants, and animals that eat other animals.
Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of the endangered Least Terns and describes the Maine beach where they spend the summer and raise their young, alongside their human neighbors.
