The Best Books About Oceans’ Wonders: Exploring Shores, Sand and Sea Life for Preschoolers

Our Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum, Creatively Shine™, consists of fun, engaging monthly themes like “Music & Movement” and “Farm Animals.”

The theme for July is “Oceans’ Wonders: Exploring Shores, Sand and Sea Life.”

As a Reggio Emilia school, we must ensure selections are age-appropriate, ask questions before, after and during the book. Encourage your children to play/act out the plot. Bring the books to life and make reading fun.

Here is our list of books that support our monthly curriculum theme.

• Beach Day | Authors: Karen Roosa and Maggie Smith
• Deep Sea Dive – Lift-the-Flap Adventures | Author: Salina Yoon
• Good Night Beach | Authors: Adam Gamble and Cooper Kelly
• Good Night Ocean | Authors: Mark Jasper and Cooper Kelly
• I’m The Biggest Thing in the Ocean! | Author: Kevin Sherry
• On the Beach – Lift-the-Flap | Authors: Alastair Smith, Laura Howell and Ian Jackson
• Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef | Authors: Marianne Berkes and Jeanette Canyon
• The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor | Authors: Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
• To the Beach! | Authors: Linda Ashman and Nadine Bernard Westcott
• Under the Sea | Authors: Anna Milbourne, Cathy Shimmen and Nicola Butler
• Wave | Author: Suzy Lee