Oceans of Possibilities
'Crustaceans'
Have you ever picked up a hermit crab on the shore and let it tickle your hand? Or eaten shrimp or lobster? Heard Sebastian sing in the Little Mermaid ? Then you've seen or touched a Crustacean! These are sea animals that live in water and have a hard shell or exoskeleton that protects their body parts from being damaged. They are also Arthropods, which means that they have jointed legs that bend and help them move around.
Did you know?
• When a crustacean grows out of it's shell, it grows a new one.
• Some spider crabs can grow up to 12 feet long
• Some crabs can live in water or on land
• Hermit Crabs can't grow a new shell. They move into a larger shell left behind by another animal.
To learn more, here are just a few of the many books about the different Crustaceans available now at the Somers Library
Ocean Life Up Close: Lobsters ~ Adamson
A Crab in the Cab ~ Alinas
A House for Hermit Crab ~ Carle
Animal Planet: Hermit Crabs ~ Frischmann
Caring for Hermit Crabs ~ Gagne
The Secret World of Crabs ~ Greenaway
Crab Moon ~ Horowitz
Clem and Crab ~ Lumbers
Guess What: Blue and Bumpy- Blue Crab ~ Macheske
Is This a House for Hermit Crab? ~ McDonald
Lobsters ~ Meister
Lobster VS Crab ~ Pallotta
Nab The Crab ~ Powell
Hermit Crabs ~ Pronek
Crabs ~ Schaefer
Spiny Lobsters ~ Shaffer
I Am a Lobster ~ Siemans
Hermit Crabs ~ Stevens
Crab Cake ~ Tsurumi
Lobster Lady ~ Volovar
Sandy Feet! Whose Feet? Footprints at the Shore ~ Wood
Give us a call or visit our website to search the catalog for these books and more.
These books and more can also be found on Libby/Overdrive and hoopla.
Crustaceans ~ Brundle
Living Fossils ~ Hirsch
Lobster in my Pocket ~ Kessler
Little Monsters of the Ocean ~ Montgomery
Going Lobstering ~ Pallotta
The Caring Crab ~ Pere
Crabby Crab ~ Raschka
L is for Lobster ~ Reynolds
What Are Crustaceans? ~ Shea
Discover Series: Crabs ~ Various
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