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100pagesaday's review
4.0
A simple book that introduces young ones to words of objects and actions that they might find at the beach. Perfect for introducing new words to baby or for young ones just learning how to read, At the Beach: First Words introduces the word with a picture on each page. With nouns and verbs, the words range from swimming to ice cream, sandcastle to seal and snorkeling to freckles. Bright, high contrast, and fun illustrations bring together each page and the last page is a great picture of the whole beach that we loved pointing to and naming every item that we could find.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
scostner's review
4.0
Katja Spitzer's First Words series has more installments coming out this fall. At the Beach is perfect for families planning a trip to the shore. Everything from shells to palm trees is shown in bright beachy colors. The page for sunglasses shows a woman in her shades, but also has a friendly Dalmatian wearing doggles. Snorkeling is shown with cool blue water that makes us want to join the girl in the illustration as she watches the fish, jellyfish, and seahorse swim by. It's remarkable how vibrant the pictures are with only 6 colors being used. The page on flip flops has such an array of stripes, polka dots, color combinations, bows or flowers, that it seems like a shoe store display. Whether it is smiling seals and crabs, a dog tugging playfully on the end of a beach towel, or a triple-scoop ice cream cone, all the fun of a day at the beach is captured on these pages. I enjoy how everything that has been shown is included in a final scene, with the sailboat and the surfer in the background, the dog carrying a flipflop in his mouth standing at the water's edge, and everything else somewhere on the page.
Katja's illustrations are fun and upbeat, but simple enough for very young readers. The books in this series are perfect for reading one-on-one with toddlers and preschoolers, or for emergent readers to try on their own. I read an e-book provided by the publisher through edelweiss.
Katja's illustrations are fun and upbeat, but simple enough for very young readers. The books in this series are perfect for reading one-on-one with toddlers and preschoolers, or for emergent readers to try on their own. I read an e-book provided by the publisher through edelweiss.
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