Olly the Oyster Cleans the Bay
by Elaine Ann Allen, illustrated by Kelli Nash
“You don’t understand,” said Olly. “I want to do something
important.”
“Important?” said Mr. Oyster.
“Yes,” Olly explained. “I want to help clean the bay like the
blue crab and the barnacle and the sea cucumber and the
sea urchin.”
There once was a young oyster named Olly who lived in the
Chesapeake Bay. He loved to drift with the currents, but Olly
had been traveling his whole life and wanted to settle down.
He wanted to do something important—help clean the
Chesapeake Bay.
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But what can a little oyster do? He doesn’t have pincers or fingers or sharp teeth or legs and
feet.
Journey under the Chesapeake Bay with Olly's little minnow friend and find out how Olly the
Oyster Cleans the Bay.
feet.
Journey under the Chesapeake Bay with Olly's little minnow friend and find out how Olly the
Oyster Cleans the Bay.
| 2008 | Preschool to grade 3 | 32 pp | Full-color illustrations | 7x10 Purchase at: Amazon.com Barnes and Noble.com Cornell Maritime Press / Schiffer Books |
Olly the oyster works hard every day cleaning the
water in the Chesapeake Bay.
Here are just a few great things about Olly and
his oyster friends:
• Oysters are great for the environment.
• Oysters filter and clean the water just by
water in the Chesapeake Bay.
Here are just a few great things about Olly and
his oyster friends:
• Oysters are great for the environment.
• Oysters filter and clean the water just by
- breathing.
- a day!
- reefs.
- sea animals like crabs, worms, and small
fish.
Clean up with Olly!
Updates!!! Olly visited the St. John's Lutheran Early Learning Center in Dover, Delaware. The children listened to a reading of Olly the Oyster Cleans the Bay, learned how real oyster shells look and feel, and made stick puppets of Olly and his friends. ______ Olly's Treasure coming soon! Look for a sneak peek of the new book at Olly's fan page on FACEBOOK! ______ |