O Is for Oystercatcher: A Book of Seaside ABCs

by Barbara Patrizzi

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593220081
• ISBN13: 9781593220082
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Down the Shore Publishing
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Do you really know what a zygoptera is?

This is a great book for adults and kids to get better acquainted with the creatures of the coast. It's all to easy to forget that when we're walking the boards, we are in a unique natural habitat with it's own longtime residents. Linoleum prints beautifully and intimately illustrate a wide variety of plant and animal life, while the accompanying text educates. This lovely little book makes a unique gift for a special someone big or small.

A is for Awesome

The ABC format is fun and the prints are beautifully done. Creative and informative, you can love it for the art or you can love it for the seaside wildlife. I love it for both!

Wonderful for adults and children...Beautiful !!!

More than just a book for children, with beautiful wood block prints of birds and wildlife found at the seashore. Great gift for your summer shore house hostess/host. It will look great on their coffee table!

Elegant and Educational

An ABC book for all ages, with beautiful illustrations and thoughtful text. I hope the artist-author will produce more wonderful books like this in the near future!

Fabulous Illustrations

Fabulous illustrations of sea shore flora and fauna are the jewel of this little alphabet book. Added to that is an accompanying narrative that provides delightful tidbits of information. For example, I learned that the seahorse has no stomach and consumes up to 250 shrimp per hour and that blue crab have nearly 360-dgree vision. Viewing and reading this book would be a great activity for parents to enjoy with their children. It can also be enjoyed while relaxing on a summer's day and can travel you to summers' warmth in winter.