Yuma Public Library

A hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels.

Introduces the reader to one of the most fascinating group of animals, from the lobsters and crabs of the ocean to the household woodlouse.

Where do you go when you're feeling crabby and just need a vacation? To the seaside, of course!

Nipper the crab hates his huge, clumsy claws until his friend Octopus gets tangled up in some seaweed and only Nipper can free him.

Describes the physical characteristics, natural habitat, behavior, diet, and world distribution of crabs.

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells the story of a crab looking for food and getting in a fight to defend its territory"--

"Little Crab and Very Big Crab live in a tiny rock pool near the sea. Today they're going for a dip in the big ocean. 'This is going to be so great,' says Little Crab, splish-splashing and squelch-squelching along, all the way to the very edge. Then comes a first glance down at the waves. WHOOSH! Maybe it's better if they don't go in? With vivid colors, bold shapes, and his trademark visual humor, Chris Haughton shows that sometimes a gentle 'don't...

Absorbed in his search for food, a shy hermit crab, disguised in a fancy new shell, inadvertently rescues a flounder caught beneath a trap and wins the admiration of the other marine animals.

It is late and Crabby just wants to sleep, but Plankton keeps Crabby awake with questions and chatter--until a request for a bedtime story takes an unexpected turn.

Beginning readers will gain insight on where crabs live, what they like to eat, and how their armor protects them! This series is at a Level 1 and is written specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.