Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Simple text and pictures describe the life on a seashore.

Seashore is part of an informative and exciting new series for children aged three and up, with simple text that children can easily understand. Topics are chosen for their appeal to the very young, to answer endless questions and inspire new ones! Other topics in the series are Flowers, Bugs, Baby Animals and Woodland Creatures. Filled with beautiful illustrations, this is an essential addition to any family bookshelf.

Dives into the front line between land and sea. From crashing waves and blasting winds to placid tide pools, discover what makes our coastlines so alluring to the masses of wildlife and humans who gather there.

Walking by the seashore, a child observes sand, waves, plants, and animals.

Examines the food chain at the seashore.

Discovery of diverse world of the shore.

Examines the seashore as an ecological niche and describes the plant and animal life supported there.

Provides an up-close look at the seashore and the plants, animals, and geographic features found there.

Crocodiles: Explore the Grumeti River in Tanzania, where cold-blooded crocodiles dominate the waterways and also tenderly protect their young. Observe the primeval instinct of the animal that uses its powerful tail and crushing jaws to kill its prey. Tale of the African tides: Observes the creatures that live along Kenya's shoreline in the Kiunga Marine Reserve and looks at how the tides affect their feeding patterns. Includes the froglike mud-skipper...

Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of the endangered Least Terns and describes the Maine beach where they spend the summer and raise their young, alongside their human neighbors.