Horseshoe Crab's Crown

Book illustration by Valentina Gallup

With the New Moon and Full Moons, horseshoe crabs appear on the Delaware Bay shore of New Jersey. At the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, a free event on June 9th features the debut of Horseshoe Crab's Crown, a children's book by Heather feather about oceanic friends working together to make a better world.

The American horseshoe crab is not a true crab and is not even a crustacean. It is more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to crabs, shrimps, and lobsters.

Horseshoe crabs have been around for at least 450 million years, making them one of the oldest lineages of animals alive today. They were roaming the seafloor more than 200 million years before dinosaurs existed.

A live reading and puppet show will take place at 1:30 at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It will be followed by a reception from 2-4, where attendees can explore the book making process and see the watercolors up close and personal. Crowns or fancy hats are encouraged.

The exhibit, on the creation of the book, runs for two months. Books on sale at the Wildlife Refuge Store.

Sunday, June 9, 1:30 Reading by the author; 2:00 -4:00 PM Opening reception 1:30