A Seaside Alphabet

by Donna Grassby

Book Overview

Whether it's a treasure hunt on Jewell Island, Maine, a sunny afternoon on the rocks at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, or a dip in the ocean on Prince Edward Island, life by the sea is fun. This gloriously illustrated picture book is a celebration of all things coastal: humpback whales, teeming wildlife, and most of all, people who make their homes by the ocean. Seaside life is shown in twenty-six magnificent illustrations. The alliterative text and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887769381
• ISBN13: 9780887769382
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

A Seaside Alphabet

Detailed paintings accompany an unusually sophisticated text for a picture book: "Musquodoboit mariners steam mussels in the mist", "Keen Kejimkujik kayakers sight belted kingfishers", and "Avid anglers, Angus and Anna, anchor on the arm." Many of the terms are explained in the glossary. Students can discover objects listed in the back of the book in each painting, a challenging activity for those who do not live on the coasts. While it is doubtful that most children who are beginning to learn the alphabet will have the vocabulary background to understand the text unaided, they can meet the challenge with a patient adult guide.

Museum quality artwork, clever and entertaining text.

A Seaside Alphabet combines learning the alphabet with discovering the seashore. From windsurfing in Maine to riding the rapids on the Shubenacdie River in Nova Scotia, A Seaside Alphabet is a beautiful and informative way for children ages 6 and up to master the alphabet and discover the fun, wonder, and joys of the coast. Donna Grassby's clever and entertaining text is perfectly framed beneath Susan Tooke's "museum quality" paintings.