One June night, under the full moon, Daniel's mother wakes him up to see the horseshoe crabs spawning on the beach, just as they have for 350 million years. But when Daniel returns in the morning, he finds one lonely crab upside down in the sand. Can he save it? Full color.

Ruth Horowitz is "drawn to species that get overlooked because they're not big-eyed or cuddly or cute. I hope this book will show readers the rewards of reaching out to a being that may seem utterly alien at first glance."

Kate Kiesler makes her home in the mountains but enjoyed painting the seashore. "On a snowy day I could walk into my studio and be at the beach. Sometimes I could almost smell the salty air."