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What Goes on Inside a Tide Pool: A Hermit Crab's Search for a New Home

by Monterey Bay Aquarium

A day in a California tide pool

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A day in a California tide pool

A hermit crab’s search for a larger shell gives this nature book a clear thread through a day of changing tides on California’s central coast. The crab’s encounters introduce the varied life of a tide pool, while the book’s sidebars and photos add information about animal adaptations, the reasons tides occur, and the tide-pool food web. Paneled illustrations accompany the journey, connecting the search for a new home with a broader look at this coastal habitat.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in ocean life and coastal habitats
  • Young readers who enjoy animal-centered stories paired with science information
  • Families and educators seeking an introduction to tides and tide-pool ecosystems

Themes

Tide-pool habitatsAnimal adaptationsTides and coastal ecosystemsFinding a new shell

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Book overview

Discover the hidden world of a tide pool while following a hermit crab through 24 hours of tide cycles, dangers, and chance meetings as she searches for a new shell.

In a great tide pool along the central coast of California, what from afar looks like just a rocky outcropping comes to life with color and drama as a hermit crab searches for a new, larger shell. The crab must survive extreme conditions through the course of a tide cycle--encountering crashing waves, hungry predators, and a neighborhood of diverse animals--in order to find her new home.

While following the crab's story through gorgeous, paneled illustrations, readers will also learn about the adaptations of a wide variety of creatures, why tides happen, the tide pool food web, and more through sidebars and photos.
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