A First Book of the Sea

Gorgeous

I have a 6.5 year old and almost 5 year old. I saw a woman on youtube I follow talking about this book and it looked so beautiful that I immediately purchased it. It has really lived up to expectations. It isn't a continuous storybook, so it can be read from really anywhere and the illustrations are beautiful. Although not really the same at all, it reminds me of the Shel Silverstein books of poems (Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic) because each page is its own poem/vignette, usually short, sophisticated yet accessible to very young children as well as older ones accompanied by beautiful illustrations. The feel of the book is also wonderful. It is a large size. The paper is thick and has a wonderful texture. Right now, for summer, especially when we are not able to take a vacation and go to a beach, this has been a wonderful book to enjoy with my children. I would highly recommend this book.

Saw this lovely book while on vacation in SC and was tempted to purchase it there, however, I packed really light and did not have any space to carry this back, not to mention the book is a little on the heavy side, so I decided to purchase this on amazon to gift to my nephew as a souvenir. I fell in love with the beautiful and whimsical drawings as I briefly thumbed through the pages while at the bookstore, and felt this would be an enjoyable read for him as a bright first-grader who enjoys books.

My two, young grandsons LOVE the beautiful drawings that start many conversations.Each page has something new to learn and explore about the sea.A wonderful book for all ages

This book was purchased as a birthday gift for my son. We live by the ocean so it was bought with the intention of familiarizing him with things we would see. It is an incredible insight into ocean life, things you could do at the beach and creatures he could recognize at the sea. I can’t wait to scoop up her other books!

An absolutely lovely book for children. Short poems to read at bed time, or beautiful artwork for a small child to dream over. Worth every cent.

This book is a lovely book with high quality illustrations. My girls really enjoy reading it!

Nicola Davies is a well-known children’s book author who has produced some stunning non-fiction books and this is another to add to that list.This book is all about the sea (if you couldn’t guess). It is filled with different fish, whales, birds even things such as a lighthouse and surfer. Each page has a different item and is complete with stunning artwork by Emily Sutton and a poem written by Nicola. The book is split into four parts Down by the Shore, Journeys, Under the Sea, and Wonders.The poems vary in size, some a few words long, some are full page. I would say due to the more grown-up illustrations – there’s no cartoon work here – and the poems, that this book would be more for an older child, even though it is called ‘A First Book’.What I truly like about this book is that Ms. Davies also teaches the children what is the deadliest in the seas – Plastic. There is a double page all about plastic in the sea and what it does to the creatures. The illustration that accompanies these pages hopefully will have children fully understanding how bad the situation really is.This would be an amazing book to have in a school and use for class reads. It would also work just as well at home too for all those young children who are interesting in the sea and animals.Book Reviewed on Whispering Stories Book Blog*I received a free copy of this book, which I voluntarily reviewed

Saw this in one of my Instagram contacts photos. I love Emily Sutton and it looked like a nice book so I took a punt and I was delighted. It's a larger book than I was expecting and the illustrations are terrific. If like me you have grandchildren who have so many toys you don't want to contribute another one to their stash this book is ideal.Virtuously educational and beautiful at the same time - what more could you want? Probably best aimed at age group 6 - 10, it's not for little children and it's too much a picture book for older children. I originally bought it for a little boy who's about to be four and I'm not sure it's any good for him TBH - maybe a Christmas present for his older brother? Or maybe I'll keep it for myself because it's so lovely!

A beautifully illustrated book of poetry I bought to read to the children at school. The chdren lived the poems and the pictures.

Beautiful Book & Great Value at £7.94! Full of beautiful illustrations, colours and printed on thick quality matt paper. A really sizeable book for money, with different chapters. Full of interesting seaside facts & fun ideas like making a pebble cake stall at the beach! Really impressed and very happy. A perfect holiday gift to work through during our seaside summer holiday.

Great class read. The kids loved it !

The illustrations are amazing, really colourful and pretty.The poems however, I feel like some of them let the book down. I appreciate that a poem can be however many lines long, however these especially felt like they lacked much inspiration.