Description:
As I was walking on Gull Beach,
I saw a starfish within reach.
Set down my pail of sticks and stones,
Of shells and bleached small ends of bones...
On Gull Beach reunites bestselling children's author Jane Yolen and award-winning illustrator Bob Marstall for the third installment of the acclaimed On Bird Hill & Beyond series of children's books written for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
On Gull Beach takes readers to an idyllic shoreline in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where gulls hover, dive, and chase with pitched acrobatics in pursuit of a sea star. This enchanting sequel in a shoreline habitat will delight readers young and old.
"An excellent addition to the nature shelf." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS "Gently explores a human's place within the chain of being." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLYReview Quotes: "Yolen, who's been called the Hans Christian Andersen of today, is a multi-award-winning poet and author (Caldecott Medal for "Owl Moon," 1988)...Breathtaking...A fine way to nudge young children toward their own nature treks." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution--Atlanta Journal-Constitution