Explore the beach and its secrets as never before!What makes the tides tick? Do sharks lay eggs? Why are sea levels rising? Investigate the wonderful world of sand, watch how crabs move and marvel at spectacular seashells as you become a beach explorer.This book is bursting with hands-on activities, fascinating experiments and amazing facts to discover at home or on the shore. You can:become a tide fort championcreate a miniature rock poolfind out what makes star fish so specialspy on a hermit crab battledesign your own fishidentify where beach litter comes from and experiment with seashellsHeather Buttivant, award-winning wildlife blogger and author of Rock Pool: Extraordinary Encounters Between the Tides, invites you on an adventure to meet the mysterious creatures that live on the beach and discover what you can do to protect them.