We see how the tides, waves, and ocean current shape the living creatures that depend on them. Three main types of environment--the rock shore, the rim of sand and the coral coast found on the American Atlantic coast are studied in detail.

"Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby experience many fantastic adventures while looking for a lost treasure." --

A boy dreams that he lives in a sand castle on the edge of the sea.

"New York is a city of well-known streets and blocks that ramble on and on, into our literature, dreams, and nightmares. We know the city by the byways that split it, streets like Broadway and Madison and Flatbush and Delancey. From those streets, peering down the blocks and up at the skyline, the city seems immense and endless." "But long before Broadway was a muddy cart track, the water was the city's most distinguishing feature and the rivers the...

"Pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson explores the wonders of the Earth's oceans in these classics of American science and nature writing"--

Discusses the plants, animals, waves, tides, sand, and shells tobe found at the seashore.

Examines the various marine animals and plants found along the edge of the sea.