When Crabs Cross the Sand: The Christmas Island Crab Migration

by Sharon Katz Cooper, Christina Suzanne Wald (Illustrator)

Overview

When Crabs Cross the Sand follows the migration journey of one specific Christmas Island crab, subtly teaching the role of migration in the crab's life cycle while engaging readers with a story-like narrative. Includes a "fast facts" page, a glossary, and realistic, text-match illustrations that pull readers right to the water's edge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479582181
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/21/2015
Series:	Extraordinary Migrations
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	59 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Sharon Katz Cooper is a science educator and freelance writer who specializes in science and social studies topics. She has written more than 25 books for children, including a series called Horrible Habitats, which was recommended by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). She is based in Pittsburgh, Penn., where she lives with her husband and three boys, Reuven, Judah, and Yaron.

Christina Wald has done illustration for a wide variety of toys, games, books, and magazines—everything from board books and pop-up books to Star Wars role-playing games and G.I. Joe package art. She studied Industrial Design at the University of Cincinnati. When she is not in the studio, Christina is out urban sketching, biking, and/or traveling. She lives in Cincinnati with her toy engineer husband, Troy, and two cats.

Interviews

Reinforced Library Binding, vivid, realistic illustrations allow for scenes not possible (or difficult to get) in photos; story-like narrative focuses on one specific animal and engages while subtly teaching; follows the journey in a linear fashion, step-by-step; "Fast Facts" page provides key/interesting info about the featured animal

Editorial Reviews

With beautiful illustrations and simple text, this series about migration for the purpose of reproduction will make a nice classroom discussion-starter. . . .The format will appeal to all collections; however, the series is very readable and will be enjoyed by many children.

School Library Connection

Acrylic illustrations by Christina Wald bring the red crabs of Christmas Island to life on each page. A mass of red covering the forest floor or small red crabs decorating the shoreline are beautifully drawn. A map marking Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean gives the reader a frame of reference for the amazing journey. Fast facts, a glossary, critical thinking questions, and additional resources are available at the conclusion of the text, providing extensions.

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