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Schnell, Lisa Kahn

High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs

36 pp. | Charlesbridge | April, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58089-604-7 $16.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-60734-785-9
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Alan Marks. "It's starting." This informative picture book deftly builds anticipation for the yearly spawning of the horseshoe crabs and the attendant migratory bird feast and scientific data collection. Realistic watercolor and pencil illustrations include mesmeric moonlit scenes, an endnote explains the crabs' importance to medical science, and helpful endpapers identify the crabs' body parts and their functions. Reading list, websites. Bib.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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