A transitional chapter book for the early reader. Fully illustrated, it provides a link between picture books and chapter books. The story exposes the reader to short chapters and can also be a great book for a big brother or sister to read to a younger child. Shelty the Seashell wrote to his friend Dottie the dragonfly. He tells her and the reader all about his adventure to rescue his friend, Mick Mussel. The Mussel Colony Leader believes he is at MUM's cave, the home of the feared sea monster. Shelty encounters an angry starfish and then an angry squid before he comes face-to-face with the sea monster Is he successful? Is his friend Mick Mussel okay? Join Shelty and Dottie as Shelty recounts his exciting "First Adventure."