ALEX AND THE NEW SHELL

About the Book

Alex, a hermit crab, has outgrown his shell and needs to find a new, bigger one somewhere in the ocean. When a storm develops, Alex gets bumped against an oyster, accidentally knocking out its pearl which Alex then needs to find and return to its owner. Along the way, he meets new friends who help him in his adventures. Will he find the runaway pearl? Can he find a perfect new shell-home?

About the Author

Daralyn Brody was born in Chicago, IL, but grew up on a farm in rural Michigan. After graduating from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Social Sciences, Secondary Education, she married Howard Brody, M.D., Ph.D., and raised her two children, Sheila and Mark. She loves children and often volunteered in the elementary and middle schools. Pursuing an interest in Middle Eastern and folkloric dance, she formed and directed her own dance troupe, The Silk Road Dancers, and performed in many festivals and school events. In 1991 she was awarded a Michigan Council for the Arts grant for choreographed works which became a public access TV program. In addition, she co-authored a book, The Placebo Response, (HarperCollins, 2000) with her husband, with whom she currently resides in Galveston, TX. Alex and the new Shell is her first children’s book. Daralyn Brody creció en las afueras de Michigan donde estaba en constante contacto con los animales, tanto domésticos como silvestres, y en ocasiones imaginaba la vida desde su perspectiva. Con un B.A. en ciencias sociales, y Enseñanza Secundaria, un esposo, dos hijos ya mayores y su historia rodeada de mascotas: ella disfruta su vida en Galveston TX caminando por las playas donde Alex pudo haber o no aparecido.