Meet the author and the illustrator, find out about a terrific new book, ask questions and hear directly from the source, and get personalized signed books! Bookshop West Portal is excited to celebrate the publication of Ocean Beach: Fog, Flora, and Fauna. San Francisco locals, author and scientist Eddy Rubin and illustrator Greg Wright, joined forces to create a wonderful portrait of our neighborhood shores in this work of art that shares the story of how the beach came to be.
Neptune balls are round, compact bundles of a seagrass species called Posidonia oceanica, which is found in the Mediterranean Sea. A common name for Posidonia oceanica is Neptune grass, which is why they are given the name 'Neptune balls'. Anchored to the seabed, the plant's leaves fall off and gather together like some kind of underwater tumbleweed, forming loose spheres.