Fylling's Illustrated Guide to Pacific Coast Tide Pools (Fylling's Illustrated Guides, 1) Paperback – Illustrated, June 1, 2015

This is a beautifully illustrated book with well-written descriptions of major tidepool inhabitants. Easy to read and filled with fascinating facts - like the sea squirts that literally re-organize their innards as they mature; the dog whelks that are quite efficient predators; the inter-relationships of the different creatures and plants. The enthusiasm of the author for the tidepools shows up so clearly in each crisp, elegant, delicately colored drawing and the engaging, often humorous text. The book has a nice heft for a slim volume (excellent paper quality), and the font and formatting strike a balance between historical and contemporary. It could be tucked into a pocket or backpack quite well. I plan to get several copies to give to friends who enjoy tidepools or have kids who would love to be introduced to the incredible world of marine life.

We live by the ocean and have a boat, so this book goes back and forth between both. We actually take it with is on beach walks as we look in tide pools for amazing aquatic life. The images are amazing and the descriptions easy to comprehend

Looking forward to next tidepooling adventure

Cute pocket guide book for the local tide pools (we live in Santa Barbara). I love the drawings, just a little disappointed that not all the local life could be found in the book.

If you ever visit tidepools, you've probably had the experience of wondering what the heck you were looking at. Although there are some decent tidepool ID cards that will help you, the problem is just knowing names isn't always that helpful. Like, okay, it's a "Tunicate" -- but what the heck is that? Fylling's book does a great job of giving the casual tidepooler a deeper (pun intended) look at the life you find. And it's delivered in a fun casual manner with gorgeous illustrations. It's improved my family's experience of tidepools -- and has been a great gift for friends who I thought might want to know a little more about the ocean environment!

I loved all of the information that accompanies each drawing. So much fascinating information only a tide pool pro would know.

I love this little book which helps quickly identify tide pool denizens and plant life that can be found here. It makes beach trips even more fun!

This book is excellent! The illustrations and descriptions are clear and easy to use for identification. We took it to the coast for a big family vacation at the tide-pools in Oregon. All 12 cousins loved this book! We even had strangers stoping us to compare their findings with the images in our book.I wish it was waterproof... We’ll probably buy a new copy for the next vacation.