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Just a shell...or is it?

Children playing on the beach discover that natural objects such as a seashell, driftwood, or waves represent different things to different creatures.

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Main Author: McMurdie, Becca (Author)
Other Authors: Escobar, Paola (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2026.
Series:A point-of-view picture book
Subjects:
Beaches > Juvenile fiction.
Nature > Juvenile fiction.
Perspective (Philosophy) > Juvenile fiction.
Nature fiction > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:Children playing on the beach discover that natural objects such as a seashell, driftwood, or waves represent different things to different creatures.
Physical Description:1 volume, unpaged : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 3-5
ISBN:9781419780646
1419780646
9781419780653
1419780654
Author Notes:Becca McMurdie is an elementary school teacher and aunt to three amazing nephews by day. At night, she researches and writes children's books. Her first picture book, Building a Beak: How a Toucan's Rescue Inspired the World , was a NSTA-CBC Best STEM Book Selection. McMurdie takes trips to climb up mountains, hike through forests, and explore lakes and seashores any chance she gets. She lives in New York City. Paola Escobar is a graphic designer and illustrator from Colombia. As a child, she loved drawing the stories told by her grandmother, and it was her dream to become an illustrator for children's books. Today, she is the illustrator of many critically acclaimed picture books, including A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen and Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré , which won a Pura Belpré Honor award, was an Indie Next List Pick, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and a Today Show Best Kids' Book. Escobar lives in Bogotá, Colombia, with her husband and their dog, Flora.

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