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by: Charlotte Zolotow
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780064433648
ISBN: 0064433641
Label: HarperTrophy
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: June 30, 1994
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: May 07, 1994
Sales Rank: 103041
Studio: HarperTrophy
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'A young boy, who has never seen the sea, asks his mother to describe it. From there, Zolotow carefully chooses her words to create a poem full of the colors, sounds, and sights of a day at the beach. Minor's softly detailed renderings reinforce the gentle mood.' 'SLJ. '[Zolotow's] words have a special lilt that lingers long after the book is closed.' 'NYT.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - It puts my son to sleep
I love this book for many reasons, but the main reason is that the cadence of the story puts my son to sleep. We have been using this book as the third of three bedtime stories for about 1 1/2 years now and it still works.
Rating: - like magic
Charlotte Zolotow is such a talented writer! This has to be one of the best books about the ocean I have ever seen. It is a true out of body experience. I'm sitting a few hundred yards away from the Chespeake Bay and, reading this book, it was like I was lifted out of my chair and transported straight down to the beach. And the concept of being able to explain something so truly and completely that someone who has never experienced it in real life can still catch a glimmer of the feeling is an ... Read More
Rating: - A Lovely, Lyrical Book!
I bought this book for my children shortly after we spent the summer in a beach house on Hatteras Island, NC. This book completely captures the essence of a day there . . . or on any seashore for that matter. It immediately became one of my children's favorite books as the prose is so evocative and the illustrations so lovely. Seven years later, it is still one of their all-time favorites. Mine, too! Over the years, I have given many copies of "The Seashore Book" as gifts and have received nothing ... Read More
Rating:  - Great text for visualization
As a teacher, I feel this book lends itself beautifully to visualization and text to self connections. My students loved the illustrations and were eager to identify the author's use of sounds, colors, similes, and metaphors. This book provided background knowledge that we used to create our own sensory paragraphs about the seashore. ... I think it is one of Charlotte Zolotow's best!
Rating: - A book with imagination
I liked The Seashore Book because the mother and her son used their imagination almost always. The boy had never seen the ocean so he imagined the sea. His mother tells the boy about the sea. Charlotte Zolotow creates very good mind pictures. It almost feels like you're there.
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