Burlington Public Library

"Adam Nicolson, the award-winning author of The Making of Poetry and The Seabird's Cry, explores the marine life inhabiting seashore rockpools with a scientist's curiosity and a poet's wonder in this beautifully illustrated book"-- Inside each rock pool tucked into one of the infinite crevices of the tidal coastline lies a rippling, silent, unknowable universe. Below the stillness of the surface course the ebb and flow of the tide, the steady forward...

Peek into these vibrant shoreline pools and discover amazing ocean habitats teeming with life! Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, this new leveled reader will teach kids how tide pools work, what kinds of animals live in them, and even how to prepare for a tide pool visit of their own.

Describes how tide pools are formed, where they are found, and some of the plants and animals that live in them.

"Explore the regions of the world's oceans known for their intertidal zones and learn about the life forms that dwell there. First-person accounts from scientists answer important questions about tide pool ecosystems"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the plants and animals of an ocean tide pool and their dependent interrelationships.

Describes the different plants and animals that live in tidal pools at low-, mid-, and high-tides.

A middle school class from Boston visits Cobscook Bay, Maine, to learn about the marine biology of the Bay's tidal zone.