My Shell Book 科学博物馆：我的贝壳书 ISBN 9780061115769

　　MY SHELL BOOK helps toddlers identify seven beautiful shellsand objects that kids will love to collect from the beach withsimple text and great photos. Included in the book: ? Conch shell ?Scallop shell ? Screw shell ? Sand dollar ? Nautilus shell ?Starfish ? Triton shell

WHO DIDN’T HAVE A SHELL NECKLACE?: Nothing beats combing thebeach with a bucket in hand looking for the perfect shell to add toyour collection. Now MY BEACH BOOK takes toddlers on a virtual tripto the beach to find seven beautiful shells. OCEANS EXHIBIT: TheNatural Museum of Natural History will open a permanent exhibitcalled OCEAN HALL in September 2008 that will feature a livingmodel of a coral reef. See more the of upcoming exhibit athttp://ocean.si.edu/oceanhall/ SMITHSONIAN PROGRAM: HarperCollinshas an on-going publishing program with the SmithsonianInstitution. Our books tie into the Smithsonian’s top threemuseums: The National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum ofAmerican History, and the National Museum of Natural History. #1BRAND FOR QUALITY: The Smithsonian Institution beat 1,151 majorbrands for the top spot for quality in the 2003 EquiTrend BrandStudy. SMITHSONIAN MISSION STATEMENT: For more than 160 years, theSmithsonian has remained true to its mission, “the increase anddiffusion of knowledge.” Today, the Smithsonian is not only theworld’s largest provider of museum experiences supported byauthoritative scholarship in science, history, and the arts, butalso an international leader in scientific research andexploration. The Smithsonian offers the world a picture of America,and America a picture of the world. SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB: My TruckBook has sold over 27,000 copies in the Scholastic Book club.UNPARALLELED REACH: 24 million people visit the SmithsonianInstitution museums every year, 70 million people visit theSmithsonian website, 4 million people visit Smithsonian travelingexhibitions, and the Smithsonian Magazine reaches over 7.4 millionreaders every month. BROAD SMITHSONIAN UMBRELLA: The SmithsonianInstitution is comprised of: o 19 museums o 12 research facilitieso 76,000 contributing members o 140 affiliate organizations o 143.5million objects, works of art, and other specimens which serve asthe basis for exhibitions, educational programs, and research. o2,700 animals that live in the Smithsonian’s National ZoologicalPark which represent 435 species, nearly a quarter of which areendangered. AMAZING WEBSITES: You can visit the SmithsonianInstitution on the web at www.si.