Ocean State Libraries

The week of her tenth birthday, Alice and her parents go to Sanibel Island, Florida, just as they do every year, but this time some of the people who are always there are missing and some new people have come, which unsettles Alice, who wants things to be exactly the same as they alway are.

"Fleeing to the U.S. border, Sitlati finds a conch shell detailed with ancient markings that connects her to Calizto, a young Aztec warrior in 1521 Tenochtitlan, and together they fight to survive--and for their love--across centuries'--

Listening to a seashell, a child learns about the wonders of the sea.

When Buddy Bear and his mother go to the beach, she teaches him all about shells and mollusks. Includes facts about shells.

When his family moves from the Dominican Republic to New York City, Jaime uses his uncle's magical shell to call up happy memories.

A hermit crab who has outgrown his shell searches for a new one among the creatures of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Includes a key which identifies the coral reef animals in the illustrations.

Follows Marcel the Shell as he introduces his neighbors, favorite activities, and home.

"Rhymes chronicle a mother and son sharing a day of sand digging, seashell collecting, and seashore exploring. Kids will learn about a variety of shells and count along with the boy as he totals up his collection, puts his shells away, and then drifts off into a well-earned bedtime. A spread of seashell facts caps off the story"--

"Swimming with the turtles and tropical fish in the ocean reefs has always been such fun for the mermaids, until the reefs begin to die. Molly must help her friend Coral find her magic shell so she can rescue the reef -- but the wicked Dark Queen and her army have other plans..." -- Back cover.

"When Molly Holmes moves with her family to Horseshoe Bay, her grandmother gives her an enchanted shell necklace that magically transforms her life. The power of the necklace transports Molly to the Undersea Kingdom, where she discovers that she is a Secret Mermaid and meets lots of new mermaid friends. But the evil Dark Queen Carlotta seeks to steal control from the good Merqueen Luna, by seizing the magic pieces of conch shell that help protect...