gothai's review
4.0
A book on what you will find in the beach, suggesting on some activities you can do in the beach. Illustrations are wonderful. There is a backpack log at the end which the kids can use it for their journal to record their day at the beach. Contents include sea stars, sand games, sand & stones, sand castle, shore birds, shells, seaweed, tide pools, water, waves and tides, Crustaceans, Fish, Marine mammals, jellyfish, tracks, coastal plants and Ocean food web.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.
michellef's review
5.0
Backpack Explorer: Beach Walk is a children’s nonfiction activity book by the editors of Storey Publishing. I enjoyed this short (60 page) action-packed book. I received an ARC ebook for my review. A hardback copy will be available April 2, 2019 that features a real magnifying glass, stickers to use in the book, and a beach log to record what you did and what you saw.
The text in this book is organized in one – five paragraphs per page, which is sufficient for grades 2-3. The authors employ imagery to help relay the messages. The primary medium are colorful photographs.
It was interesting to see the different plants and animals of each family. Example, there are at least twelve different types of seaweed and at least nine different types of crustaceans.
This book is great for young beachcombers, ages 4-8, to use along with their caretakers. My favorite part of the book was the photographs of the different types of sand castles.
I recommend this book to young homeschoolers and young fans of the beach because it showcases items found at the beach and includes fun activities to do while at the beach.
Disclaimer: I receive complimentary books from various sources, including, publishers, publicists, authors, and/or NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review and have not received any compensation. The opinions shared here are my own entirely. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
The text in this book is organized in one – five paragraphs per page, which is sufficient for grades 2-3. The authors employ imagery to help relay the messages. The primary medium are colorful photographs.
It was interesting to see the different plants and animals of each family. Example, there are at least twelve different types of seaweed and at least nine different types of crustaceans.
This book is great for young beachcombers, ages 4-8, to use along with their caretakers. My favorite part of the book was the photographs of the different types of sand castles.
I recommend this book to young homeschoolers and young fans of the beach because it showcases items found at the beach and includes fun activities to do while at the beach.
Disclaimer: I receive complimentary books from various sources, including, publishers, publicists, authors, and/or NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review and have not received any compensation. The opinions shared here are my own entirely. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
etienne02's review
3.0
A book that present what you can find on a beach, pages to annotate what you found, activities/games to do while at the beach, and other stuff related once again to the... beach! Very simple, maybe too much, you can easily come up with half the contents of the book just by yourself if you think for 5 minutes. But it's still a decent kid «journal» to prepare and accompanied (so not sure about that choice of word...) him for first time at the beach.
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