By the Seashore

by Maurice Pledger, Becki Wood, Maurice Pledger (Illustrator)

Combining wonderful illustrations with lift-a-flaps and touch-and-feel components, this unique book introduces children to the different textures that they might find on the seashore.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens

16 pages, Hardcover

First published May 3, 2002

About the author

Maurice J. Pledger, was born in the Hertford district in 1955, son of Douglas Alfred W. Pledger (1920-2005) and his wife Leda T. née Ginghini, who married at Bologna, Italy in 1946. Maurice had no formal art training, but achieves the realism and detail in his beautiful artwork by spending hours in the field, observing, sketching, and studying his subjects in their natural environment and is an internationally acclaimed artist known for his realistic and detailed illustrations of animals and wildlife. Maurice Pledger first published at age 17, and has since had his illustrations featured on greeting cards, prints, gifts, and books. He has created several successful series, including 'Sounds of the Wild', 'Peek-and-Find', 'Nature Trails', and 'Pledger Sticker Books'. He exhibited at the Ipswich Art Club from 29 Fore Street, Ipswich in 1979, two paintings 'Teal' and 'Shellduck' and in 1992 was the recipient of the 1992 Francis Williams Illustration Award for the Best Descriptive Illustration, which honour is given only once every 5 years by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He married at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in 1978, Pietra Provenzano and lives at Hoddeston, Hertfordshire.

Biography from https://suffolkartists.co.uk

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love reading this book to children. It rhymes and has sensory stimulations that incorporate the childrne into reading.
I read this to the children of the Hayfield Head Start Needless to say they could not get enough of it. They would beg to make sure they got to feel every page and loved seeing what would happen when they lifted the flap of the page to reveal the new sea creature. They loved stroking the soft anemone and scratching the sea star and the sand on the shell. This is such a fun book!

[Andrea Retana · Rating 4 out of 5]

By the Seashore: A Natural Trails Book, AJ. Wood, Grade: K-1, Ocean Animals.

This book is an amazing source to teach kids rhyme, and it has interactive touch and feel illustrations and a beautiful story that will stimulate children’s curiosity and make reading and learning more fun.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great books for little ones to explore!

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son loved feeling the different textures and looking at the pictures again and again.