Moonlight Crab Count

By Dr. Neeti Bathala, Jennifer Keats Curtis, Veronica V. Jones (Illustrator)

Book #2 in the Citizen Science series

Join a summer night adventure counting ancient creatures on the beach.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Leena and her mom embark on a summer night adventure, counting horseshoe crabs on their beach. With their dog Bobie, they witness the crabs' ancient mating ritual. As they survey the shore, they uncover the importance of these creatures and the role they play in the ecosystem. Can their efforts help conserve these fascinating animals? Dive into this engaging tale of citizen science and discover how even the smallest actions can make a big difference. Perfect for young readers eager to explore the wonders of nature and science.

From the publisher

Even kids can get involved in science! Ecologist Dr. Neeti Bathala and Jennifer Keats Curtis collaborate to bring us the story of these adventurous citizen scientists. Leena and her mom volunteer each summer to count the horseshoe crabs that visit their beach. With their dog Bobie at their sides, the duo spends a night on the shore surveying horseshoe crabs who have come to mate and lay eggs. Readers will learn valuable facts about these ancient animals and how they can get involved in the effort to conserve horseshoe crabs. This fictional story includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 26-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Moonlight Crab Count is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension. Tap animals and other things that make noise to hear their sounds.

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