Steamer and Shelly Go To Pot is full of attention-grabbing illustrations. The bold pictures give a detailed view of each environment Shelly and Steamer travel too. During my elementary years, I was giving the opportunity to meet the author of this book; he autographed my personal copy of the text. I read this book cover to cover repeatedly. Today, I refer back to it numerous times for projects and lesson plans regarding the Chesapeake Bay and/or marine life. This book takes its audience on an adorable adventure to the bay, making anyone fall in love with the pure entertainment and story of Shelly and Steamer. ( )

Overall, I felt this was an ok book. It was locally published in Glen Burnie, MD. One of the elements that I enjoyed about the story was the content of the story. There was a lot of local information and is good way to get students interested about the environment around where they live. For instance, there was reference of the Chesapeake Bay and some of the islands around it. Second element that I enjoyed was the illustrations. They were all painted images and were very well done. For instance, the details on the crabs were very realistic and the images of the local areas such as islands and cliffs were very realistic. The third element that I found ok was the plot. The plot wasn’t as well developed as it could have been and I wish it would have mentioned some local features a little bit more. For instance, specifically stating which cliffs and islands they were looking at. In the end, I felt the main message of the story was to show children that they should listen to their elders because they’re usually experienced and can keep you out of harm.