Books about Crustaceans
These books, selected from the Estabrook Library, mainly are sources of information about crustaceans, which are animals with outer shells but no backbone. Crustaceans include crabs, lobsters, shrimp and crayfish. Some of these books are just good stories that happen to be about crustaceans. The fourth grade studies crayfish which are one kind of crustacean. At the tidal pool exhibit in the New England Aquarium in Boston you can hold a hermit crab and many other sea side creatures in your own hands.
Crayfish by Phyllis W. Grimm, photographs by Jerry Boucher, Lerner Publications Co., Minneapolis, MN 2001
This fairly easy to read book describes the kinds of crayfish, their anatomy, habitat, behaviors such as search for food, method of reproduction, and survival challenges of the crayfish group of crustaceans.
Crustaceans by Edward R. Ricciuti, illustrated by Robert Clement Kray, Blackbirch Press, Woodbridge, CT, 1994
An exploration of the world of animals without backbones, and arthropods , who outnumber all animals on earth. (Arthropods include insects and spiders as well as the crustaceans.)
Crustaceans: Crabs, Crayfishes, and Their Relatives, by Beth Baxland, ,Chelsea House Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
All you ever wanted to know about crustaceans except how they taste.
About Crustaceans: A Guide for Children by Cathryn P. Sill, illustrated by John Sill, Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta, GA 2004
This guide describes the anatomy, behavior, and habitat of various crustaceans, including the lobster, crab, and shrimp.
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle, Picture Book Studio, Ltd., Saxonville, MA 1987
In this story, illustrated in Carle's wonderful imaginative and colorful way, a hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels.
Kermit the Hermit written and illustrated by Bill Peet, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA 1965
This is a story about a mizerly hermit crab that changes his attitude and helps a family. It is fun to read but it won't teach you much about crustaceans.
Punia and the King of Sharks: A Hawaiian Folktale adapted by J. F. Gates Clarke, pictures by Felipe Davalos, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, NY 1997
This folktale adventure centers on sharks, lobsters and a fisherman's son who triumphs over dangers.
Does Anyone Know Where a Hermit Crab Goes? by Michael Glaser, Knickerbocker Publishing Co., Southbridge, MA 1983
This is another very easy to read story about a hermit crab who is looking for a bigger shell.
The Lobster and Ivy Higgins by Nancy Buss illustrated by Kim Mulkey, Caroline House, Boyds Mills Press, Inc. Hinsdale, PA 1992
Ivy Higins wants to keep the 27 pound lobster her father has in his fish store. Her father has other ideas but Ivy tries to save it with a lot of hard work and thinking.
The Crab Man by Patricia E. Van West, illustrated by Cedric Lucas, Turtle Books, New York, 1998
In this story Neville sees the hermit crabs which he collected gently, being mistreated by the crab man at a Jamiacan hotel, so he no longer wants to supply them, even though he had been making money doing it.
The Clambake Mutiny by Jerome Beatty, Jr., illustrated by Tomi Ungerer, Young Scott Books, New York, NY 1964
A satirical adventure written from the viewpoint of a lobster named Daniel, tells of his brief encounter with the world of people.
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