Inside: A book review and activities for Looking Closely Along the Shore
Title: Looking Closely Along the Shore
Author & Photographer: Frank Serafini
Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2008
Intended Audience: Everyone!
Topic: Non-Fiction, Seashore
Opening:
Look very closely. What do you see? A flower? A fossil? What could it be?
Synopsis (from Amazon): “Look closely. Look very closely. Is it? a string of beads? stars in the sky? Give up? Just turn the page and, lo and behold, it’s an ochre sea star! See what looks like a bird’s beak revealed as a gooseneck barnacle, blades of grass as a blue mussel, and many more surprises when you look closely along the shore.”
Why I Chose This Book: The book is like a puzzle and is full of surprises. The kids love guessing what the seashore creature, plant or object might be. Every other page begins in the same way (the repetition is perfect for my Grade 1 students) and the “big reveal” page is full of interesting facts. The photography is beautiful and really encourages the kids to have an extended look.
Links to Resources:
1. If you live near the ocean, then the first thing you need to do is go down to the beach with some magnifying glasses and your digital camera.
2. If you don’t have a magnifying glass, then you can go here to find out how to make your own.
3. When you’re at the beach, be sure to take lots of close-up photos of everything you see.
4. Once home, print the photos of the pictures you took (or you could cut out magazine pictures) and use them to make your very own peek-a-boo book. They’re easy to do if you follow the directions from Adventures in a Box.
5. This book pairs PERFECTLY with Life-Size Aquarium which shows the actual size of the parts of different ocean creatures. It’s VERY cool!
I have more book reviews and activities about the OCEAN!
Happy Reading!
I was looking down the list of books on PPBF and saw Looking CLosely Along the Shore. Said to myself – that must be Barb's book, she always has the coolest beach books, And, sure enough, you have another awesome beach book. Back to the library website I go!
I love to incorporate anything to do with the beach! Cute ideas!HaleyFollowing Optimism in 2nd Grade
Aw, that's sweet. Thanks, Sandi!
Yeah, me too! Thanks for visiting, Haley.
Barbara I can see kids loving these puzzles and discoveries. Great time to post with some many families heading to beaches around the world for their vacations. I love your activities, too!
This book sounds wonderful! When I'm at the beach (the Atlantic) this summer, I'll remember it, and take some close-ups as well as the seascapes I'm looking forward to!Thank you for the great activities, as well. Perfect!
That book looks like it is right up my alley! I love taking photographs of the beach up close. I am definitely going to look into this one – thanks!Sara 🙂Smiling In Second Grade
The book sounds wonderful and that is a fabulous activity. Thanks for the download.
Thanks, Joanna.Still a bit chilly for us to hang out at the beach:)
You're welcome, Beth. An Atlantic vacation sounds heavenly:)
One of my sons has a knack for taking great beach shots, too:)
You're welcome:) We're going to make the books next week.
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That's awesome! Thanks for joining up. I'm following you, too, but through the regular ol' route 🙂
You have the best beach/ocean books!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing!! Sounds like a great book! :)~Marie
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Thanks 🙂 I wish I could say I wrote them, too!
You're welcome 🙂
Cool! I'm on my way over.
We have lots of beach trips planned for the summer. We will certainly check out this book, along with your fantastic activities.