seashore

In July, 1916, Chet Roscow is fascinated by news accounts of the great white shark said to be attacking people along the New Jersey shore not far from his home, but when he goes swimming in Matawan Creek he discovers the truth of the stories.

When, in 1895, their father's business failure forces the family to live in their beach home on the peninsula just above the Oregon border, twelve-year-old Marcella and her younger brother and sister find the experience much more rewarding than they imagined, especially when they become friends with the numerous members of the Kimball family.

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.

Photographs and simple text describe the changes that occur at the seashore on a daily basis, the pattern of low and hide tide, and the relationship of tides to gravity.

Labelled pairs of illustrations introduce opposites found at the seashore.

Little Miss Trouble's bad behavior at Seatown comes to the attention of the Mermaid Queen who puts a stop to all the troublemaking.

When the adults take over the construction of his sand castle, Alec begins work on another that no one can touch.

While on vacation at the beach, Preston Pig meets Maxine and experiences his first crush.

A large, extended family spends summers together at the seashore and encounters a memorable bumper crop of clams.

Though little Reina has promised not to swim in the waves during her first trip to the ocean, it becomes intolerable for her to keep that promise as her cousins frolic in the water--and then she finds a solution to her problem.