At the Seaside (Look Around You)

by RuthThomson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $3.29

  This book looks at the features of the seaside, from sandy to shingle beaches, physical features such as sand dunes, groynes and stacks to animals and plants found there. It also looks at the jobs people do, the different types of home, signs of the past, and modes of transport. A map at the end of the book encourages map skills. Questions throughout ask the reader to find out more about the seaside and encourages comparison between the place where they live and other types of location. Specially commissioned photographs show a wide range of types of seaside resort from across the UK.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.29

  This book is part of a history series aimed at readers of five years and upwards. The series uses oral history, archive photographs and colour ephemera to bring to life social history over the last century. Using the link of four generations of the same family, the past is explored by topic in terms of how everyday life has changed, or stayed the same over this period. The books bring the topic up-to-date by finishing on the experiences of the five-year-old child in the family. This book focuses on the British tradition of a day at the seaside, looking at how people got to the seaside, what people wore once they got there and what amusements were available. This book has been developed in line with Key Stage 1 of the History National Curriculum.