{"product_id":"the-tide-pool-waits-hardcover","title":"The Tide Pool Waits - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCandace Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmy Hevron\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDive into the rich ecology of tide pools and watch a hidden world spring in this masterful nonfiction picture book for very young readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwice a day when the tide goes out, an astonishing world is revealed in the tide pools that form along the Pacific Coast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the creatures that live here look like stone. Others look like plants. Some move so slowly it's hard to tell if they're moving at all, while others are so fast you're not sure you really saw them. The biggest animals in the pool are smaller than your hand, while the smallest can't be seen at all without a microscope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring low tide, all these creatures - big, small, fast, slow - are exposed to air and the sun's drying heat. And so they have developed ways to survive the wait until the ocean's return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCandace Fleming is the author of\u003ci\u003e Honeybee\u003c\/i\u003e, which received an Orbis Pictus Honor and 7 starred reviews. She brings her knack for making science and nature appealing to the very young in \u003ci\u003eThe Tidepool Waits \u003c\/i\u003ewith detailed accounts of dozens of species of sea life, culminating in a perfect primer for students and nature lovers taking their first trip to the shore. Her text is accompanied by effervescent artwork by Amy Hevron and substantial backmatter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandace Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than thirty distinguished books for children including \u003ci\u003eHoneybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor, 7 starred reviews, and was a Subaru Award finalist. Her book\u003ci\u003e The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia\u003c\/i\u003e received, among other awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. She also received the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award and a Sibert Honor for \u003ci\u003eGiant Squid\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eCubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Julie Downing\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy Hevron is an illustrator, designer and children's book author. She wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eDust Bunny Wants a Friend \u003c\/i\u003eand illustrated \u003ci\u003eTrevor\u003c\/i\u003e by Jim Averbeck, which received multiple starred reviews. In both 2015 and 2016, she received the Portfolio Honor Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Seattle with her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.1 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766543679776,"sku":"9780823449156","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33a5f79a1cbc7bb67d614db7db086767.webp?v=1780294290","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tide-pool-waits-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}