The Seaside Naturalist
By Deborah Coulombe. Use this comprehensive guide to marine life in your studies of beaches and oceans. Includes descriptions and illustrations of over 340 different marine plants and animals from all the major phyla, discussions of different types of marine ecosystems, and diverting quizzes that reinforce the information. This is a good resource for those who want the features of a field guide combined with concepts of a marine biology text. Illustrations are black and white and can be used as a coloring book for younger students. Contains evolutionary language. 246 pp. Ages 9 & up.