![]() ![]() ![]() Hermit Crab keeps outgrowing his shell, and each time it is traumatic for him to find a new home. – by Luann Toth, School Library Journal, June/July 1988 A good solid picture book with many story hour and bibliotherapy possibilities.” Carle includes a little factual information about the various sea creatures mentioned in the story at the end of the book. It is beautifully illustrated and designed in bold, full-color, distinctively Carle collages. He finds a new “tenant” to look after his friends and sets off on a new adventure-a big empty shell with “so many possibilities.” This simply-told fable is replete with gentle messages about growing, moving on, accepting new challenges, interdependence, and building self confidence. The story ends with him once again outgrowing his shell. He’s a bit frightened at first, but over the course of the next year acquires not only a shell, but also an array of sea creatures to decorate, clean, and protect his new home. “Hermit Crab, having outgrown his old shell, sets out to find a new one. An underwater fantasy based on the true habits of hermit crabs and the flora and fauna of their marine environment, this book offers young readers an interesting first introduction to marine biology as well as an appealing story of Hermit Crab’s search for a house he can really call his home, as he grows throughout one year’s cycle. ![]()
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