Sheldon the Hermit Crab is on the lookout for a new home. He’s outgrown his shell and needs somewhere bigger and comfortable for himself and his barnacle friends.
Finding something suitable is a challenge though and things look bad when poor Sheldon ends up stuck in an old glass bottle. Fortunately, there’s a young girl there with a lovely collection of shells to help. This story works as an adventure – there’s real jeopardy for Sheldon when he’s trapped in the bottle – but also delivers an effective message about the danger litter on beaches poses to wildlife.
Published in association with Surfers Against Sewage it does a good job of making beaches look the absolute best place to be, and of encouraging children to do their bit to look after the environment.
Set to an upbeat seaside rhythm by Lily Murray and brought to life by Sam Caldwell's vibrant artwork, Sheldon's New Shell is a fun, rhyming picture book that combines a gentle story with real-life ecological issues that affect animals around the world.
Sheldon the hermit crab needs a new home, so it's time for him to scour the beach and look for the perfect shell. However, the only thing he can find is rubbish! There are plastic bottles and tin cans littered everywhere. It's a good job he has his fellow beach-side animal friends to help, as well as one little girl who is determined to clean up his environment for good.
Plastic bottles and other rubbish are huge threats to marine life. Sheldon's New Shell is published in partnership with the successful environmental charity, Surfers Against Sewage, which is dedicated to the protection of our oceans.
Features a friendly hermit crab as the main character, as well as lots of other beach-side animals, including a turtle named Myrtle, an octopus and a starfish.
Lily Murray's witty rhyming text is perfect for reading out loud and Sam Caldwell's gorgeous, colourful illustrations bring Sheldon's world to life.
Explores real-life ecological issues that affect animals around the world.
Lily Murray is based in the UK and grew up in the wilds of snowy nowhere, spending much of her time talking to animals and making up stories. She has continued to do this in her adult life, and now writes both fiction and non-fiction books for children.
Her titles include big books about dinosaurs (Dinosaurium), rhyming books about dinosaurs (The Dinosaur Department Store) and stories about escapee hot dogs (Hello, Hot Dog!)
