<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The </span></b><st1:place><st1:placename><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Cape Cod</span></b></st1:placename><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><st1:placetype><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Museum</span></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">of Natural
History in Brewster<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Presents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Seashells - Treasures from
the </span></i></b><st1:place><st1:placename><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Northeast</span></i></b></st1:placename><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""> </span></i></b><st1:placetype><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold"">Coast</span></i></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Author/illustrator Joanne
Roach-Evans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Bold""> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Bold"">Tuesday, June 25 1 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold""> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: windowtext;"><a href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(51, 126, 85);"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(51, 126, 85);"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="line-height: 150%;">On Tuesday, June 25 at 1 pm the Cape Cod Museum of
Natural History will present </span>author/illustrator Joanne Roach-Evans who will read from her
delightful children’s book, <i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">Seashells - Treasures from the </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">Northeast</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic""> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">Coast</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic""> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This
program is free with Museum admission<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic""> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">As Ms. Roach-Evans notes: “It took
many, many years to find all the shells in this book. So take your time, enjoy
the hunt and don’t expect to find everything in one day, one week or even one
year!”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">This beautifully illustrated pocket
guide helps young beachcombers find and identify shells of animals commonly
found in the Northeast, from <st1:state>Maine</st1:state>’s rocky coast
to the sandy shores of Cape Cod and <st1:place>Long Island</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br>
</span></b>A
book signing will follow the program<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">Seashells - Treasures from the </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">Northeast</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic""> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">Coast</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic"">. </span></i>is available
in the Museum Shop.<i><span style="font-family:"Arial Italic""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">For further
information, contact the Museum at 508-896-3867, Ext. # 133 <a href="http://www.ccm/">www.ccm</a>nh.org</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>