Ruth Horowitz (2)

This book is a story of a boy who stays at a beach when the horseshoe crabs hatch and leave the beach to go into the ocean. His mother explains to him how this happens as they watch the process. The next morning, Daniel goes back out and finds a crab that was stuck on its back, so he helps to flip the crab over.
I would say that this book is a realistic fiction book because there are realistic facts and a thing that would actually happen. For example, it is realistic that a family could go and watch the crabs hatch and go into the ocean. I personally classify this as realistic fiction instead of informational because the book's information is imbedded in a story rather than explicitly outlining the information.
Age Appropriateness: primary
Media: oils… (mehr)

SCIENCE FICTION:
This is an exellent example of science fiction because it provides an intriguing story that incorporates very real scientific instances. The story itself might not be true, however the events throughout the story have happened before in real life. It does a good job of taking a family vacation (like one we have all taken with our families) and turning it into a science discover (finding the horseshoe crabs). It also allows the boy to be a hero in the end as he picks up a horseshoe crab himself and moves it.… (mehr)