Pagoo
Pagoo presents an intricate study of tide pool life using descriptive text and beautiful pictures. The book follows the story of Pagoo, a hermit crab. Written by Holling C. Holling, this classic will pour over as you read.
No one who has ever crouched fascinated over a tide pool, peering into its depths and shallows, can fail to be amazed and delighted by Pagoo. The beautiful pictures of those iridescent wonderlands simply draw you in.
- About the Author:Â Born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1900, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He then worked in a taxidermy department of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He spent time working in anthropology under Dr. Ralph Linton.
- During this period, he married Lucille Webster and within a year of their marriage accepted a position as art instructor on the first University World Cruise, sponsored by New York University.
- For many years, Holling C. Holling dedicated much of his time and interest to making books for children. His wife, Lucille, worked with him on many of the illustrations.
