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I would recommend this book for just about any age group. The purpose for using it will vary, but it fosters our creative side, whether you are 5 or 15. Older students could use it for a writing activity in which they have to create words to go with each image.

Identify the geographical features of beaches and coastlines. Can you create a report about some of them? This book was selected as one of the January 2011 - Wordless Picture Book reads at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads. In the same place, close to trees and plants that will change with the seasons, photograph a different child at weekly intervals.

Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.)? Divide the class into small groups. Give each a selection of three items, plus access to as many clothes pegs as they need. Children will enjoy getting an overview of the story as a class, then exploring the book individually afterwards. How many different creatures and plants can you identify in the illustrations? Can you write a report about one (or more) of them?

Make a collection of old photographic portraits – the sort available cheaply in postcard form from antique markets work well. Horn Book Magazine". www.hbook.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012 . Retrieved 1 December 2014. Look at a map and find your closest beach. How far away is it? How could you travel there? How long might the journey take? One of the reasons I love Wiesner’s work is that he comes up with ideas I would never think about. A mysterious camera would be something a child would want to keep so the lesson here is to see if the boy understands the long-term goal of the obviously amazing camera. An enjoyable read.Look at the different items of scientific equipment that the family brought to the beach with them. What are they? How are they used? Loved it! We've borrowed this one from the library many times! Because it doesn't have words, our girls can narrate the story to me! I don't think this story could ever get old - I expect we'll borrow this one again and again. I have become a big fan of David Wiesner’s children’s books, probably because one doesn’t need to be a child to enjoy them. They are collectibles and such pleasures to enjoy. There aren’t words, but the wonderful illustrations always tell the stories by themselves. Create some captions, speech and thought bubbles to accompany the beautiful illustrations in the book.

This book is gorgeous, with amazing illustrations and a wonderful plot. It has the added bonus of being a bit eerie. It reminded me of Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg in a way. Sometimes I think wordless children's books are extra amazing. Highly recommended.Working in an open space, put large sheets of paper on the floor, each with a picture on it. Children should move around the room, looking at the pictures and generating interesting questions. Postcards, setting descriptions, non- chronological reports, message in a bottle letters Main Outcome: This can build into an exercise where half the class are ‘taunters’ on the beach, and half work together as the waves, ‘replying’ to them.