Olly the oyster works hard every day cleaning
the water in the Chesapeake Bay.

Here are just a few great things about Olly and
his oyster friends:

•        Oysters are great for the environment.

•        Oysters filter and clean the water just
    by breathing.

•        A single oyster can filter 60 gallons
    of water a day!

•        Oysters live together in groups called
    oyster reefs.

•        Oyster reefs provide homes for many
    other sea animals like crabs, worms,
    and small fish.
Children's Books about Oysters
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Is your school going GREEN?

Olly can help raise funds to make the changes your school
needs to go
GREEN. Contact Olly for a school visit!

Your students will learn about oysters and other sea
animals that help clean the Chesapeake Bay. Author,
Elaine Allen, will give a 45 minute presentation that
includes vocabulary terms, such as algae, pollution, and
detritus, a demonstration using coffee filters to show how
water can be filtered of debris, and a short video that
shows an oyster reef in action.

Photo at right was taken at Nantucket Elementary School in Crofton,
Maryland.
Read the article from The Capital.
Help keep plastic  
bags out of the bay
with Olly's reusable
tote bags.

Buy Olly's books!

Read book summaries
and reviews
here

Read the author's blog here

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Recent Events

Crofton Elementary
School
October 28th

OysterFest at the
Chesapeake Maritime
Museum
November 5th

Book Lovers Auction
November 12th

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