In the water and on the beach
These recommended resources will help pre-K teachers and parents looking for information on oceans and beaches. For questions or more suggestions, call our children‘s librarians at 217/403–2030.
First Books
- A Day At the Beach (First Books/FB/Dor) by Lauren Silverhardt
Leveled Readers
- The Ship (Leveled Readers/E) by Leslie Ellen
- Sea Animals (Leveled Readers/S) by Peter and Sheryl Sloan
- Hurray for Rosa! (Leveled Readers/S) by Shelia White Samton
Picture Books
- D.W. all Wet (Paperback Picture Books/E/B) by Marc Brown
- A Gift From the Sea (Picture Book /E/Ban) by Kate Banks
- Fish Wish (Picture Book/E/Bar) by Bob Barner
- Grandma's Beach (Picture Book /E/Bea) by Rosalind Beardshaw
- Beach is to Fun (Picture Book E/Bri) by Pat Brisson
- A Day at the Beach (Picture Book /E/Briant) Ed Briant
- Secret Seahorse (Picture Book/E/Bla) by Stella Blackstone
- Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave (Picture Book /E/Bla) by Quentin Blake
- Bright Stanley (Picture Book /E/Buckingham) by Matt Buckingham
- Come Away From the Water, Shirley (Picture Book /E/Bur) by John Burningham
- Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (Picture Books/E/C) by Joanna Cole
- A House for Hermit Crab (Picture Book /E/Car) by Eric Carle
- Mister Seahorse (Picture Book/E/Car) by Eric Carle
- I Saw the Sea and the Sea Saw Me (Picture Book/E/Cas) by Megan Montague Cash
- Big Al (Picture Book/E/Cle) by Andrew Clements
- On the Way to the Beach (Picture Book /E/Col) by Henry Cole
- My Life with the Wave (Picture Book /E/Cow) by Catherine Cowan
- Out of the Ocean (Paperback Picture Book/E/F) by Debra Frasier
- Gotcha Louie! (Picture Book/E/Her) by H.M. Ehrlich
- Louie's Goose (Picture Book /E/Her) by H.M. Ehrlich,
- Papa Fish's Lullaby (Picture Book /E/Hubb) by Patricia Hubbell
- Sea, Sand, Me! (Picture Book /E/Hubb) by Patricia Hubbell
- The Old woman and the Wave (Picture Book /E/Jac) by Shelly Jackson
- Class Three at Sea (Picture Book /E/Jarman) by Julie Jarman
- Atlantic (Picture Book /E/Kar) by G. Brian Karas
- Just My Dad and Me (Paperback Picture Book/E/K) by Leah Komaiko
- Beach Day! (Picture Book/E/Lak ) by Patricia Lakin
- Swimmy (Picture Book/E/Lio) by Leo Lionni
- How Will We Get to the Beach? (Picture Book /E/Luciani) by Brigitte Luciani
- Just Grandma and Me (Picture Book/E /M) by Mercer Mayer
- Otto Goes to the Beach (Picture Book /E/Par) by Todd Parr
- Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent (Picture Book /E/Pee) by Bill Peet
- Curious George Goes to the Beach (Picture Book/E/Rey) by Margaret Rey
- Ocean Whisper (Picture Book/E/Roc) by Dennis Rockhill
- At the Beach (Paperback Picture Books/E/R) by Anne F. Rockwell
- Beach Day (Picture Book/E/Roo) by Karen Roosa
- Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! (Picture Book/E/Say) by April Pulley Sayre
- All You Need for the Beach (Picture Book E/Sch) by Alice Schertle
- Ebb and Flo and the Greedy Gulls (Picture Book/E/Sim) by Jane Simmons
- What the Sea Saw (Picture Book /E/St. Pierre) by Stephanie St. Pierre
- Strawberry Shortcake at the Beach (Picture Books/E/Strawberry/ by Megan E. Bryant
- Somewhere in the Ocean (Picture Books/E/War) by Jennifer Ward
Easy Readers
- Blue's Beach Day (Easy Reader/E/Blue) by Jeff Borkin
- Sam at the Seaside (Easy Reader/E/Labatt) by Mary Labott
- Beach Day (Easy Reader/E/Mayer) by Mercer Mayer
- Poppleton and Friends (Easy Reader/E/Ryl) by Cynthia Rylant
- Turtle and Snake's Day at the Beach (Easy Reader/E/Spo) by Kate Spohn
Nonfiction
- Mother Osprey : Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls (Juvenile Nonfiction/J/398.8Nol) by Lucy Nolan
- Coral Reefs (Juvenile Nonfiction J551.424/Ear) by Sylvie A. Earle
- What Makes an Ocean Wave (Juvenile Nonfiction/J551.46/Ber) by Melvin Berger
- Aquaman's Guide to the Oceans (Juvenile Nonfiction J551.46/Gaf) by Jackie Gaff
- Oceans and Seas (Juvenile Nonfiction/J551.46/Dav) by Nicola Davies
- Oceans (Juvenile Nonfiction/J551.46/Jac) by Kay Jackson
- The Sea (Juvenile Nonfiction/J551.46/Lle) by Claire Llewellyn
- This is the Ocean (Juvenile Nonfiction/J551.48/Ham) by Kerston Hamilton
- One Small Place by the Sea (Juvenile Nonfiction/J577.699/Bre) by Barbara Brenner
- What's In the Tide Pool? (Juvenile Nonfiction/J577.699/Hun) by Anne Hunter
- On the Beach (Juvenile Nonfiction/J577.699/Smi) by Alastair Smith
- A Day at Seagull Beach (Juvenile Nonfiction/J577.699/Wal) by Karen Wallace
- Come to the Ocean's Edge (Juvenile Nonfiction/J577.7/Pri) by Laurence Pringle
- Under the Sea (Juvenile Nonfiction/J577.7/Smi) by Alastair Smith
- Find It at the Beach (Juvenile Nonfiction/J578.769/Phi) by Dee Phillips
- Along the Seashore (Juvenile Nonfiction/J578.7699/The) by Rod Theodorou
- Life in an Ocean (Juvenile Nonfiction/J578.77/Lin) by Carol K. Lindeen
- Coral Reefs (Juvenile Nonfiction J578.789/Gra) by Susan H. Gray
- Seashore Babies (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.39/Dar) by Kathy Darling
- By the Seashore (Juvenile Nonfiction /J591.699/Pau) by Tessa Paul
- Animals of the Sea and Shore (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.769/Squ) by Ann Squire
- Fish Sleep but Don't Shut Their Eyes (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.77/Ber) by Melvin Berger
- Sea Critters (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.77/Ear) by Sylvia A. Earle
- ABC Under the Sea: An Ocean Alphabet (Juvenile Nonfiction /J591.77/Kno) by Barbara Knox
- Into the A, B, Sea (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.77/Ros) by Deborah Lee Rose
- Oceans (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.77/Sti) by Darlene Stille
- Snapshots: the Wonders of Monterey Bay (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.7743/Man) by Celeste Mannis
- Dive! A Book of Deep Sea Creatures (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.777/Ber) by Melvin Berger
- Fishy Tales (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.7789/Fis) reading consultant Linda Gambrell
- Along a Rocky Shore (Juvenile Nonfiction/J591.9094/Rin) by Judith E. Rinard
- Sea Anemones (Juvenile Nonfiction/J593.6/Sto) by Lynn M. Stone
- Down in the Sea: Jellyfish (Juvenile Nonfiction/J593.7/Kit) by Patricia Kite
- Starfish (Juvenile Nonfiction/J593.93/Hur) by Edith Thatcher Hurd
- Spiny Sea Stars (Juvenile Nonfiction/J593.93/Zuc) by Christine Zuchora-Walske
- Sea Stars (Juvenile Nonfiction/J593.93/Sch) by Lola M. Schaefer
- Is This a House for Hermit Crab? (Juvenile Nonfiction/J595.3/McD) by Megan McDonald
- Let's Go to the Beach (Juvenile Nonfiction/J796.53/Hil) by Mary Hill
- About Fish: A Guide for Children (Juvenile Nonfiction/J597/Sil) by Catheryn Sill
- Into the Sea (Juvenile Nonfiction/J597.92/Gui) by Brenda Z. Guiberson
- Whales (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.5/Rob) by Claire Robinson
- Baby Whales Drink Milk (Juvenile Nonfiction /J599.525/Esb) by Barbara Esbensen
- Friendly Dolphins (Juvenile Nonfiction/J599.53/Fow) by Allan Fowler
Spanish
- La Orilla del Mar (Spanish Lang. J Nonfiction /J/577.699/Gar) by Peter Garland
- Oc�©anos : Mundos Submarinos (Spanish Lang. J Nonfiction/J/578.77/Sal) by Laura Purdie Salas
- Who Lives in the Sea? = �¿Qui�©n Vive en el Mar? (Spanish Lang. Picture Books/E/Rosa-Mendoza ) by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza
CDs
- The Little Mermaid: an Original Walt Disney Records Soudtrack (Juvenile CD‘s/J789.1542/Little)
- Wiggle Bay: Dancing in the Sand (Juvenile CD‘s/J789.4/Wiggles)
- Ocean Surf: Timeless and Sublime (Adult CD‘s/789.159/Ocean)
DVDs
- Rainbow Fish (Juvenile DVDs /J649.5/Rainbow)
- Rainbow Fish: The Three Fishkateers (Juvenile DVDs/J649.5/Rainbow)
- Wiggle Bay (Juvenile DVDs/J782.42/Wiggles)
- Finding Nemo (Juvenile DVDs/J791.433/Finding)
- Little Mermaid (Juvenile DVDs /J791.433 /Little)
- Little Mermaid 2 (Juvenile DVDs /J791.433/Little)
- Wish Upon a Starfish: Ariel's Songs and Stories (Juvenile DVDs /J791.433/Wish)
- Elmo's World: The Great Outdoors (Juvenile DVDs /J791.45/Elmo)
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Juvenile DVDs /J813/One)
Teacher Resources
- Oceans and Art Activities (Juvenile Nonfiction/J551.46/Sac) by Janet Sacks
Fingerplays, Crafts & Activities
Fingerplays
- Canteach — Songs about sea creatures and shells
- Preschool Education — Includes songs about creatures in the ocean
- Preschool Fun Zone — Sea life fingerplays and lots of other related activities
Crafts & Activities
- A to Z Kids Stuff — Art, science, dramatic play activities for ocean themes
- First School — Fish themed preschool activities and crafts
- Pre-K Pages — A list of books, craft activities, and songs related to ocean themes
Coloring Pages
- Coloring — Dolphin themed coloring pages
- DLTK Kids — Coloring pages of ocean animals
- First School Animals — Coloring pages of ocean animals
- Preschool Coloring — Coloring pages of ocean animals