Review by Leah Harrigan of “Olly the Oyster Cleans the Bay” by Elaine Ann Allen, Illustrated by Kelli Nash Exploring the importance of oyster reef habitats,… Read More »Nature’s Cleanup Crew: The Remarkable World of Olly the Oyster
By W. George Scarlett, Image via Internet Archive Book Images Oysters lying side by side,Keeping back the ocean’s tide.Slurping food from water’s yuckThen spitting back… Read More »Oysters are Our Friends
The “Billion Oyster Project” in New York City is a model for getting children and youth involved in restoring nature and letting nature restore the… Read More »The Billion Oyster Project – Getting Kids Involved
By Fangfang Xiao, translated by Qin Shu One morning, after a rain, teachers Yue and Qi found a small mollusk, without a shell, climbing on… Read More »A Journey of Life with Snails and Slugs
By W. George Scarlett, Illustration by Angelina Lewis Salt marsh periwinkle safe when tide is out.But tide’s now rolling in with blue crabs all about.Up… Read More »Salt Marsh Periwinkle Poem
By Leah Harrigan, image via Carolina Wildscapes (Adobe Stock) Children can see and feel the magic of ecosystems by creating a “Periwinkle Snail Habitat” using… Read More »Make Your Own Periwinkle Snail Habitat
