Books with author Sy Barlowe Dot Barlowe

Have you ever wondered why the sea is salty or if the ocean ever freezes? Or how starfishes see? If you have, then this fascinating guide to plants and animals that thrive along the ocean's edge is just for you.The veteran illustrator and nature writer Sy Barlowe provides answers to these and scores of other sea-related questions through accurate drawings and concise text about barnacles, sea anemones, mollusks, arthropods, crustaceans, tidal pools, seaweed, shorebirds, quahogs, shipworms, and many other life forms found in shoreline habitats.This informative and lively guide will not only open up new worlds to the reader but will also promote an awareness of seashore environments and the importance of preserving them.

Nature lovers of all ages will treasure this collection of realistically drawn birds that inhabit coastal areas. Sixteen attractive stickers depict the black-bellied plover, ruddy turnstone, American oystercatcher, black skimmer, herring gull, common tern, and ten other feathered creatures. The stickers are great for enhancing school assignments, scrapbooks, and more.

This entertaining activity book introduces you to one of the most intelligent, endearing, and popular of all nature's sea creatures — the dolphins. An easy-to-read text on each page contains information about the size, range, eating habits, and other distinguishing characteristics of 12 different species of these friendly aquatic mammals, among them the bottlenose, spinner, common, striped, Amazon River, dusky, Atlantic hump-backed, and five other dolphins. There's also space on each page for you to place the appropriate sticker included.

In this little activity book, you'll meet 12 fascinating creatures most active at night. Realistic sticker illustrations of a badger, gray fox, opossum, barn owl, raccoon, striped skunk, and six other animals can each be applied to a page of easy-to-read text describing the distinguishing characteristics of that animal. You'll have loads of sticker fun while you're learning about nature's intriguing creatures that come out after dark.

This entertaining and educational little activity book introduces you to some of nature's most curious creatures — frogs and toads. Inside, each easy-to-read page describes a different amphibian: the Brazilian horned frog, giant toad, leopard frog, arrow-poison frog, green treefrog, and seven others. There's also a full-color sticker illustration of each subject and a blank space on each page to place the correct sticker.Perfect for use in school or at home, Learning About Frogs and Toads lets you have fun illustrating your own book while you learn about these fascinating inhabitants of the natural world.

Instructive, hands-on record-keeping guide for youngsters to use on hikes, nature walks and country outings. Place stickers featuring images of the birdsfoot violet, pink lady’s slipper, wild columbine, Indian paintbrush, and 28 other blooms on proper pages. Support text provides common and scientific names, facts on plant’s height, size, color, habitat, and other information.