salt marsh ecology

"When Artemis Sparke has had it with humans, she heads to the nearby salt marsh to hang out with the birds, plants and mollusks who don't make a big deal of her stutter. The shoreline sanctuary is predictable, unlike her family and friends, and the data in her science journal proves it. But one day that data goes haywire, and her bird friend RT confirms it: the salt marsh is dying. Artemis discovers that the historic hotel where she lives with her mom may be part of the problem, but speaking up would mean confronting the cranky hotel owner who happens to be her mom's boyfriend and boss. Artemis conjures up help from deceased ecologists, and as she works to untangle their clues, she finds family secrets that could be the key to saving the salt marsh but also may destroy her life as she knows it"--Provided by publisher.

Rhyming verse introduces readers to hourly changes in the salt marsh as the tide comes and goes.

Text and color illustrations explore salt marshes, including the rising and falling of the tides, as well as the animals that visit at all hours.

Describes the wildlife of a southern California salt marsh and the efforts of dedicated individuals to save it and its surrounding area from encroaching "civilization.".

Wildlife photographs and text reveal the secrets of salt marshes, where fish, crabs, turtles, shrimp, and a variety of birds, including bald eagles, egrets, and osprey, rely on a handful of plant species that grow in the coastal wetlands that buffer the impact of hurricanes and require defending before they disappear.

Describes the physical environment of a salt marsh and the plants and animals that live there.

Rhyming verse introduces readers to hourly changes in the salt marsh as the tide comes and goes.