Seashells
Treasures from the Northeast Coast by Joanne Roach-Evans As any visitor to the beach knows, all sorts of treasures can be found if you know how and where to look. This beautifully illustrated pocket guide helps young beachcombers find, and identify, shells of animals commonly found on Northeast shores. Writing specifically with the Northeast in mind, author and artist Joanne Roach-Evans describes clams, limpets, whelks, mussels, oysters, periwinkles, and more, in gentle prose with just the right amount of scientific information to satisfy the budding explorer. Easy enough for preschoolers to understand, but scientific enough to satisfy a middleschooler, Seashells will appeal to any beach lover! U.S. $10.95 / CAN: $12.95 ISBN: 978-1-934031-79-7 Illustrated guidebook, 6 x 6, 32 pages, ages pre-K to 8
wrote and illustrated her first children’s book at age nine and that’s when she decided that she would be a children’s book author and illustrator when she grew up. She pursued her passion for art at the School of the Worcester Art Museum, and her love of writing at Worcester State University, where she received a BFA in English and an MA in Education. She currently teaches applied arts, digital design, and traditional drawing and art history at Quinsigamond Community College. As a curious naturalist, she draws inspiration from the natural world and expresses it in her writing and painting. When she’s not teaching, writing, or painting, she can be found beachcombing along New England’s shores. A self-professed tomboy, she is fascinated not just by beautiful seashells and birds but also the underappreciated seaweed and rocks. She lives in central Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, and a garden full of birds.
Joanne Roach-Evans
Joanne Roach-Evans
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