A patterned picture book about a family outing to the beach The children are delighted when they spot seagulls an ice-cream van sand & even what they believe to be the sea but are they at the beach yet? Lisa Smith's illustrations capture the children's excitement as they wait impatiently for their journey to end Red ABand 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects & actions combined with simple story development Text type
- A story with predictable structure & patterned language Pages 14 & 15 show a labelled beach scene incorporating the key words from the text & providing an opportunity to recount the text This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme Shapes on the Seashore by Frances Ridley This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery