horseshoecrab

1. www.horseshoecrab.org

2. Young Voices: Horseshoe Crabs and the Arts™ The power of expression from our young environmental stewards is a vastly underutilized resource. Through ERDG’s website and annual traveling art show, these voices are united throughout the world in celebration of the horseshoe crab. This 1999 poster was compiled from 8 entries of students from the 4th grade class at Rodgers Ford E.S. Towson, MD.

3. Young Voices: Horseshoe Crabs and the Arts™ Zitali Castellanos, grade 8, Milford M.S., Milford DE Over the past decade, thousands of students have contributed to this collective voice, sharing their heartfelt expression through poems, stories, images and musical compositions. The slides to follow showcase the power of their works. We believe that through art we can change the negative image of an animal, which plants the seed of compassion for all living beings.

4. Lily McDevitt, 2nd grade, Dennis Township Primary School, Cape May, NJ

5. Courtney Ay, grade 10, Haverford H.S., Haverford, PA

6. Karina Jaswari & Keerthana Mallavarapu, Grade 6, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Kellock, Singapore

7. Julianna Garcia, 2nd grade, Dennis Township Primary School, Cape May Court House, NJ

8. Jessica Colon, pre-K, Biscayne National Park, Homestead FL

9. Gina Pace grade 5 Mt. Pleasant E.S. Wilmington, DE

10. Faith Schaffer, Grade 10, Haverford High School, Havertown PA

11. Cheryl Barr, grade 6, Stevensville M.S., Stevensville, MD Brandon Argoe, 1st grade Dennis Township Primary School Cape May Courthouse, NJ

12. Tricia Merican & Rebecca Au Shi Yin, Grade 5, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Kellock, Singapore Susan Huttlin, Grade 12, North Penn High School, Lansdale PA

13. Risa Masui, Kasaoka Kindergarten, Japan

14. Nick Kohut, Grade 12, North Penn High School, Lansdale PA

15. Eduard Vasquez, grade 5, Zane North School, Collingswood, NJ Joshua Ira Goldberg, 3rd grade, Anne Frank E.S., Philadelphia, PA

16. C A C E R O L I T A little saucepan C ada caerolita es muy importante every horseshoe is very important A l ser un lindo animal as it is a beautiful animal C olor cafe brown in color E legantemente, las hembras son mas grandes que los machoselegantly, females are larger than males R aramente las encuentras en las rarely you will find them by the O rillas del mar sea shores L as cacerolitas de mar horseshoe crabs I nteligentemente pueden detectar el can smartly detect T iempo time Aiyudanos a que no se extingua help us to prevent their extinction Art: Chen Xi, Grade 6, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Kellock, Singapore Poem: Elvira Catalina Vázquez Ávila, Grade 4, Loyola Comunidad Educativa, Mérida, Yucatán, México

17. Daiki Kato, 1st grade Kasaoka-Chuo E.S. Kasaoka, Japan

18. Kierstin Wood, Grade 6, Haines 6th Grade Center, Medford NJ

19. Bailey Carney, 2nd grade, Dennis Township Primary School, Cape May Court House, NJ

20. Lucas Adams, 2nd grade, H.O. Brittingham E.S., Milton, DE

21. An Acrostic PoemH ave ten eyesO cean dwellersR eally old speciesS hells shaped like horseshoesE at clams and wormsS horelines are where they lay eggsH ave 5 pairs of walking legsO nly 4 species in the worldE very horseshoe crab has 3 body partsC an use their tails to flip overR eside in Delaware bayA rthropodsB reathe with book gillsS cientific name is Limulus polyphemus Poem by:Jessica Phelan, Grade 5, Warner Elementary, Wilmington, DE Artwork: Mallory Margaux Talbot, grade 10 Cape Henlopen H.S., Lewes, DE

22. Momoko Shimizu grade 6 Kasoaka-Chuo E.S. Kasaoka, Japan.

23. Sarah Keane, Grade 6, Haines 6th Grade Center, Medford, NJ

24. Andrea Harris, grade 10, Haverford H.S., Haverford, PA

25. Madelyn Lynch, 2nd grade Dennis Township Primary School, Cape May Court House, NJ

26. Kota Sakai, grade 4, Kanaura Elementary., Kasaoka, Japan Megan Brennan, grade 4, Memorial School, Cinnaminson, NJ

27. Jacob Edmonds, 3rd grade, Charles Street School, Palmyra, NJ

28. Abigail Reimold, Grade 11, Haverford HS, Havertown PA (photograph) Mary Shoup, Grade 8, Rodney Thompson Middle School, Stafford, VA

29. AitanaZaldívar Del Castillo, Grade 3, Loyola ComunidadEducativa, Mérida, Yucatán, México

30. This is Life by Monica Long, Grade 12, Haverford H.S., Havertown, PA The waves that lickThe bottom of my bare feetTouch the clandestine interiors Of living relics.Along uneven shore linesThat call out for mercy,Profound simplicity marks A complicated evolutionOf armored creatures Who echo the past, present, and future.This is life!It beckons to us all.To save, to shelter, to turn over on golden sands.To release back into the tumult of the great green foam of ocean,A welcoming ocean full of potential and cyclical motions.Hands grasp slick shells in an effort to cause change.To forge a positive note in a winding-down,Slow motion, falling off, sort of song.This is life. Art by: Aleksandra Korecka, grade 11 Haverford H.S., Haverford, PA

31. Aneet K.Mishra, Grade 8,, Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Port Blair, Andamans, India

32. Ian Scott, preschool, Wilmington Montessori School, Wilmington, DE

33. Sang Nin Lee, Grade 7, Lawrence Gifted Magnet School Chatsworth, CA

34. Philip Cave, 3rd grade, Memorial School, Cinnaminson NJ

35. Tyler Leszczynski, Grade 8, Richard M. Teitelman School, Cape May, NJ Adriana Morales, 2nd grade, Mark Newbie School, Collingswood, NJ

36. Purvasha Mishra, Grade: 5, Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Port Blair, Andamans, India

37. Raffaella Garutti, 3rd grade, Mary E. Roberts School, Moorestown, NJ

38. Aleksandra Korecka, grade 11, Haverford H.S., Haverford, PA Paige Mason, Kindergarten, Rieck Avenue E.S., Millville, NJ

39. Survivor The scientists say I am a survivor. They believe only those best fitted to this landscape are spared from this "evolution" they believe in so strongly. I cannot speak to that. I know only my own life as an everyday survivor. My ancestors watched tide after tide, light after darkness, in an endless cycle. They have seen a parade of new, exotic animals thrive, become fewer, grow weary, and disappear. Through all of this, I have remained. I have survived. My world is not so very different from any other creature's. I know times of trouble, helpless moments in which I cling desperately to my instinct to survive. Given the chance, I and my descendents might see a million more sunrises, a billion more tides. As you walk, transient, ever-changing, along the shores of my home, realize my plight. Remember my legacy. Art by:Chris Ferrante, grade 7 Ctr. Community Arts, Cape May NJ Poem by:Jenn Hubbs, Grade 11 Hammond H.S., Columbia, MD

40. Carlos Bonilla grade 5 Spruance E.S. Philadelphia, PA

41. Payton Allen, Kindergarten, St. John's Parish New School, Ellicott City, MD Shannon McCool, grade 10, Haverford H.S., Haverford, PA

42. Blake Brown, 2nd grade, Dennis Township Primary School, Cape May Court House, NJ

43. Charlene Rodriguez, Grade 12, Smyrna High School, Smyrna, DE

44. Matthew Bergan, 2nd grade, Memorial School, Cinnaminson, NJ Christopher Yi, 2nd grade Rolling Valley E.S., Springfield, VA

45. Michael Schwartz grade 10, Cape Henlopen H.S., Lewes, DE

46. Andrea García Vázquez, Grade 2, Loyola Comunidad Educativa Mérida, Yucatán, México

47. Donald Hudson, grade 5, Spruance E.S., Philadelphia, PA

48. Cody Hassler grade 4, Oldsman Township School, Pedricktown, NJ

49. Nanako Shimizu 3rd grade, Kasaoka-Chuo E.S., Japan

50. Emily Rowe, Grade 2, Friends School, Mullica Hill, Mullica, NJ