# Seashells: More Than a Home - Hardcover

by **Melissa Stewart** (Author), **Sarah S. Brannen** (Illustrator)

**Prolific, award-winning nonfiction author Melissa Stewart reveals the surprising ways seashells provide more than shelter to the mollusks that inhabit them.**

Young naturalists discover thirteen seashells in this elegant introduction to the remarkable versatility of shells. Dual-layered text highlights how shells provide more than a protective home in this expository nonfiction exploration. The informative secondary text underscores characteristics specific to each shell. Elegant watercolor illustrations create a scrapbook feel, depicting children from around the world observing and sketching seashells across shores.

### Author Biography

Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than one hundred fifty science books for children. She holds degrees in biology and science journalism. Recent books include _Feathers: Not Just for Flying; No Monkeys, No Chocolate_; and _Can an Aardvark Bark?_. She lives in Acton, Massachusetts.

Sarah S. Brannen is the author and illustrator of _Madame Martine_, _Uncle Bobby's Wedding_ and the illustrator of _Feathers: Not Just for Flying_; _Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik_; and _At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui_. She lives in Massachusetts. sarahbrannen.yellapalooza.com

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 8.7 x 11.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 02, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Seashells: More Than a Home

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.8

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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