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About the book

Animals and Plants of Monterey Bay: Santa Cruz Shoreline is a richly illustrated guide describing the variety of living things along the shoreline and adjacent landscape of beautiful Monterey Bay, on the central coast of California. With a bounty of artwork and easy-to-read descriptions, the book's 195 pages encourages readers of all ages to discover the many animals, plants, and algae that live in this part of the world, and to enjoy witnessing wonderful "nature moments" that are happening all around us.

The book began as a collection of notes the author made along West Cliff Drive, a popular cliff-hugging road in the city of Santa Cruz. With journal, binoculars, camera, and watercolor paints in hand, she strolled the 3-mile walkway overlooking the sea many times for three years, observing what was happening in the natural world, from humble things like the seasonal appearance of tiny flowers along the sidewalk, to spectacular events like humpback whales leaping near shore. The book is a celebration and honoring of the natural world in this particular spot, as well as all around Monterey Bay and beyond.

about the author-illustrator

Lorrie Klosterman fell in love with the natural world as a youngster in southern California, thanks to parents who encouraged down-to-earth explorations—literally—in all sorts of landscapes, from scruffy vacant lots to grand national parks and monuments. Lorrie’s intrigue with the ocean began early by finding mysterious things washed ashore, and by discovering the TV series The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Other leading voices in nature exploration and advocacy, especially Jane Goodall, Joy Adamson, and David Attenborough, had a profound impact on her reverence for animals and for wilderness.

Lorrie earned a BS at Oregon State University and a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, both in zoology. She has taught college science, authored books for young adults, and written magazine articles about health, the environment, and personal growth. While living in the Hudson Valley of New York she began painting as a way to better appreciate the winter landscapes. She now lives in California, devoting more time to exploring—often with sketch book and paints—and to sharing nature’s wonders (and her binoculars) with anyone in her path.

Animals and Plants of Monterey Bay

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