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Author
Series
Mr. Magee books volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While spending the day in their boat on the sea, Mr. Magee and his dog get caught up in wacky adventures with a playful pod of whales.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Gideon decides that he is going to build the most spectacular sandcastle anyone has ever seen without the help of his little sister Audrey, his day at the beach becomes a lesson in sibling bonding.
5) Hello
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A brother and sister enjoy a brilliant day full of spills, thrills, and silly adventures in this story comprised only of words that contain a double L"--
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 20
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Geronimo tries to enjoy his seaside vacation even though his hotel is dilapidated.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When a baby albino dolphin caught in old fishing netting washes ashore, Paralympics sailing hopeful Felix and English school girl Kara work with veterinarians and specialists to save and reunite the dolphin with her mother, setting off a chain of events that might just save the reef from the environmental effects of proposed dredging.
8) The octopus
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.
10) Boy-crazy Stacey
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club (revised editions) volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Working as a mother's helper, with Stacey, for the Pike family at the Jersey shore, Mary Anne is upset when Stacey begins to neglect her job to spend her time pursuing a gorgeous lifeguard.
11) The otter
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 6
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A family of animals that lives in a lighthouse helps an otter, whose sister is trapped in an old fishing net.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One night after a storm, environmental activist Rachel Carson takes her nephew Roger out for a walk by the sea. Includes notes about Rachel Carson, the story, and bioluminescence.
13) Surf's up!
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, Moby Shinobi and his dog Toby head to the beach for a day of fun, where Moby tries to put his ninja skill to work helping his friends build a sandcastle which unfortunately cannot withstand the weight of even a small ninja--however when a sailboat springs a leak, it is Moby Shinobi to the rescue.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Twins Becky and Alex can't wait to go on vacation to the ocean - especially as they're taking their loveable puppy, Cooper, with them. Cooper loves running along the beach, playing in the waves and digging in the sand. All these new things are even more fun than chasing squirrels! And Becky and Alex are looking forward to taking him out on their own for the first time ever. But their walk along the cliffs turns out to be even more of an adventure...
15) Junonia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The week of her tenth birthday, Alice and her parents go to Sanibel Island, Florida, just as they do every year, but this time some of the people who are always there are missing and some new people have come, which unsettles Alice, who wants things to be exactly the same as they alway are.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Splat's family is going to the beach--and Splat can't wait to find a shell with the sound of the sea inside! But when all he finds are broken shells, can a friend in the ocean help save the day?"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The little blue house in this lovely, lyrical book could be overlooking any ocean, and the narrator could be any child anywhere, gazing out over the waters, thinking about all the places she could go and imagining other little blue houses on other shores, with other children gazing back."--
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