This is a story about a blue crab. The eponymous Buster tells a playful, factual and fun tale about his everyday life that is an enjoyable read for young and old alike. Vivid color illustrations heighten the drama of a crab's daily survival.
Chesapeake Bay Walk is an introduction to the interesting plants and animals young readers can find in and around the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. With outstanding illustrations and concise text geared for children ages four through nine, the book beckons youngsters and their parents to learn by exploring the estuarine environment. On a stroll through its pages, they can see soft-bellied bullies, crabs older than dinosaurs, and "bald" five-year-olds. Chesapeake Bay Walk guides readers along the bay's different shoreline habitats: beach, mudflat, pier, marsh, and shallows. It features an explanation of the food chain that is easy for this age group to understand, a tour of the changing seasons, and a checklist for youngsters to use to keep track of their discoveries. Early reader-ages 5-8.
Avid sport fishermen and novices alike will not want to be without this book on their shelves. Tying one's own flies to tempt a hungry fish can be as enjoyable as piercing a fish's lip and landing it. A highly prized craft, these fly patterns will surely also bring out the artist inside. The book is unique among fly tying pattern books because it showcases only weighted patterns. With more than 1700 fly patterns to choose from and replicate there are plenty of options. The patterns are suited to all types of fish species but their commonality is more so in the way that one would fish with them. The patterns range from simple to complex. The assembled fly tying 'recipes' feature full color photos of the finished flies. The author is an avid fly fisherman and fly-tier and has used many of these very patterns to land fish in cool freshwater rivers and warm saltwater bays.