S is for Sea Glass: A Beach Alphabet
From the Series Fast Track: Our Solar System
The tickle of sand on the bottom of bare feet... the taste of salt from a spray of water... the rumble-roar as waves come ashore. These are just a few of the many sensory experiences a day at the beach can bring. S is for Sea Glass: A Beach Alphabet uses a variety of poetry forms such as free verse, haiku, and ode in this celebration of the beach and seaside life. From a walk down the boardwalk to collecting sea glass to imagining the life of a shell's former occupant, poet Richard Michelson reminds beach-lovers of all ages the many reasons why we're drawn to the shore.
| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| BISACS | JNF042000, JNF013010, JNF000000 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
| Imprint | Brown Bear Books |
| Series | Fast Track: Our Solar System |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Lexile | 0 |
| ISBN | 9781585368624, 9781781213643 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book, Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2017-01-01 |
| Author | Richard Michelson |
| Illustrator | Doris Ettlinger |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography |
| Dewey | 811/.54 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 11 x 9 |
| Guided Reading Level | N |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.1 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 164232 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Author: Richard Michelson
Richard Michelson is a prize-winning poet and children's book author. His numerous books for children have received a New Yorker Best Book Award, a Children's Book Committee Book of the Year and a Jewish Book Council Book of the Month. In addition to being an author, Mr. Michelson is a popular guest speaker. Within the past year he has lectured, and read from his works in India, Eastern Europe, and throughout the United States. Michelson has written for the New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Nextbook and other publications. He is the Curator of Exhibitions at The National Yiddish Book Center and owns R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Illustrator: Doris Ettlinger
Doris Ettlinger has illustrated many picture books, including the award-winning titles The Orange Shoes and A Book for Black-Eyed Susan. Recent books are S is for Sea Glass: A Beach Alphabet and The Legend of Sea Glass. Each book presents a new illustration challenge. Aim for the Skies gave Doris the chance to imagine very small aircraft in vast stormy skies. Doris lives and works with her husband in an old gristmill in western New Jersey. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Doris earned an MFA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She learned watercolor technique from her mother, Minnie Ettlinger. To see more of her work, follow Doris Ettlinger Studio on Facebook or Instagram, or visit dorisettlinger.com.