Senses at the Seashore

From the Series Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 2
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

See the blue water. Hear the waves crash. Smell the suntan lotion. Touch a soft feather. Taste the salty seawater. The seashore stimulates all of our five senses in exciting ways. This book is a wonderful discussion and activity starter for children visiting the seashore, while at the same time it is ideal for classroom use in studying the five senses.

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Science
Copyright 2006
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2006-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF013060
Dewey [E]
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 10 x 8.25
Lexile 180
Guided Reading Level I
Features Reviewed

Author, Photographer: Shelley Rotner

Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

“Say what you will about the seashore, it is a stimulating place, a sensual extravaganza. . . Rotner is a partisan fo the seashore and her gorgeous color photographs are transportingly sharp. . . The format is simple and direct: a bright picture, an uncomplicated caption. . . it agreeably gets the job done for a young audience. To every sense, there is a provocation at Rotner’s seashore.”
Kirkus Reviews

NSTA

“Enter the seashore world as you enjoy Senses at the Seashore. . . will encourage and support the beginning reader with authentic experiences to which they can relate. . . predictable sentence patterns and highlighted sensory words make this an excellent book for emergent readers.”
NSTA

School Library Journal

“Rotner has created a wonderful book with minimal text. . . and glorious, full-bleed color photographs that evoke the sights, the smells, the sounds, and the look of things at the beach. . . The message regarding how we use our senses comes across effortlessly.”
School Library Journal