nAn invaluable companion to any child spending a seashore holiday. -- New York Herald Tribune nFamiliar burgess characters Danny Meadow Mouse, Jimmy Skunk, and Reddy Fox explore every nook and cranny of the shoreline and learn first hand about the habits and habitats of spider crabs, sea cucumbers, sand eels, and that strangest of little fishes -- the sea horse. nVeteran storyteller and nature lover Thornton W. Burgess provides fascinating information to young readers as he describes coastal areas along the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way he weaves the areas many life forms into an entertaining tale thats also an illustrated guide to the seashores natural history.