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The Sea

On a very hot day, a child goes to the sea, where she discovers a game she can play with the waves.

Suggested age: 0–3岁 · Reading level L1 · 18 illustrated pages

The Sea — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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On a very hot day, a child goes to the sea, where she discovers a game she can play with the waves.

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The Sea — original illustrated page 1, English text included
The Sea
The Sea — original illustrated page 2, English text included
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The Sea — original illustrated page 5, English text included
On a very hot day, on a holiday day, we go to the beach. To the sea. We go to the sea, my family and me.
The Sea — original illustrated page 6, English text included
On the edge of the sand is the water. That's where my toes touch the sea.
The Sea — original illustrated page 7, English text included
The waves play a game. They say yes, I say no. They run up to meet me, and I run from the sea.
The Sea — original illustrated page 8, English text included
They say no, I say yes. I run back to the edge. I chase the waves home to the sea.
The Sea — original illustrated page 9, English text included
The Sea — original illustrated page 10, English text included
They say yes, I say no. They say no, I say yes. The sea chases me, and I chase the sea.
The Sea — original illustrated page 11, English text included
There is blue. There is sea spray. In the game, I can't be still.
The Sea — original illustrated page 12, English text included
A chasing wave brings me a shell. It leaves it for me on the wet sand.
The Sea — original illustrated page 13, English text included
I find a feather in the dry sand, and I send it on a wave to the sea.
The Sea — original illustrated page 14, English text included
Then the waves say yes, and I say yes too.
The Sea — original illustrated page 15, English text included
I have sea and sand in my toes.
The Sea — original illustrated page 16, English text included
Oh, I love the sea.
The Sea — original illustrated page 17, English text included
The Sea — original illustrated page 18, English text included

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Written by
Nicola Rijsdijk
Illustrated by
Lauren Nel, Julie Smith-Belton
Created by
Nicola Rijsdijk (Writer); Lauren Nel, Julie Smith-Belton (Illustrator); Ester Levinrad (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: The Sea from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.