Photographs and text explore activities at the beach while readers strengthen EA sound phonics skills. A word list and instructional guide are included.

"Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?"--Description from Amazon.com.

Bitsy Bee and Busy Bug take a trip to the beach to build sand castles, swim, and more!

A young girl describes some of the activities she and her family enjoy during a day at the beach.

Seven-year-old Mark helps his grandmother and other family members run their seaside hot dog stand and then has a surprise at the end of the day.

"It's the perfect day for fun in the sun as the girls prepare to set off for a sandy paradise. With boogie boards in tow and homemade lemonade in hand, they are off to splash the day away"--Page [2] of book jacket.

The reader is asked to guess what Roxanne must leave behind (ball, umbrella, book, turtle, or baby) as she tries various means of transportation to get to the beach.

Illustrations and rhyming text about ten little hermit crabs who go to the beach and begin to disappear one by one.

Four crocodile friends have many adventures on the way to the beach.

Magnolia is a little girl with a big idea, determination, and one very heavy upright piano that she insists on taking with her to the beach, but in a series of mishaps, Magnolia quickly learns that a piano does not mix well with sand, sun, and seagulls.