Patterns at the Sea Shore
There are rows of beach chairs at a seashore. Stripes on the chairs make an alternating pattern: red, white, red, white. Wind blows the sand and moves it around, making a wavy pattern. Four pelicans facing different directions sit side-by-side on a dock. They form a pattern, too: left, right, left, right. There are patterns to be found all around the seashore. In this visually dazzling book, beginning readers will learn all about the shapes and colors that make up patterns at the seashore. Each 32-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The lively text, colorful design, and exquisite photos are sure to delight and engage emergent readers.
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 2 |
| BISACS | JNF035000 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2015 |
| Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
| Series | Seeing Patterns All Around |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781627243353, 9781627243919 |
|---|---|
| Title Format | Reinforced book, Unlimited Access eBook |
| Dewey | 516.15 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 2.0 |
| Guided Reading Level | K |
| Lexile Reading Level | 390 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Level | 2.3 |
| AR Quiz Number | 169937 |
| Author | Dawn Bluemel Oldfield |
Patterns at the Seashore
This colorful book from the Seeing Patterns All Around series offers examples of patterns that children might notice at the beach (e.g., red-and-white stripes on a row of deck chairs) or in the ocean (e.g., white spots and lines on a whale-shark’s skin). A typical double-page spread includes a few simply written, large-type sentences illustrated by a large stock photo and, sometimes, a smaller one as well. Occasionally, more than one pattern can be found in a picture, but only one is mentioned in the text. Lacking a definition of pattern, even in the glossary, the text would be more useful if it were more precise. Still, the illustrations offer examples of patterns that teachers and parents can use in explaining the concept. Recommended for larger collections.
Patterns at the Seashore
This colorful book from the Seeing Patterns All Around series offers examples of patterns that children might notice at the beach (e.g., red-and-white stripes on a row of deck chairs) or in the ocean (e.g., white spots and lines on a whale-shark’s skin). A typical double-page spread includes a few simply written, large-type sentences illustrated by a large stock photo and, sometimes, a smaller one as well. Occasionally, more than one pattern can be found in a picture, but only one is mentioned in the text. Lacking a definition of pattern, even in the glossary, the text would be more useful if it were more precise. Still, the illustrations offer examples of patterns that teachers and parents can use in explaining the concept. Recommended for larger collections.
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Table of contents |
| Full-color photographs |