The Big Beach Cleanup

by Charlotte Offsay (Author) Katie Rewse (Illustrator)

The Big Beach Cleanup
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Cora is excited to enter the local sandcastle-building contest--until the contest is canceled due to litter at the beach. Determined to help save their favorite place, Cora and Mama get to work picking up the single-use plastics that have washed onto the shore. It will take more than four hands to clean up the beach, but Cora is just getting started.
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$17.99

Kirkus Reviews

Simple enough for preschool and kindergarten listeners but an effective introduction to a worldwide problem.

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Charlotte Offsay
Charlotte Offsay was born in England, grew up in Boston, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two small children.Through her work, Charlotte hopes to make children laugh, to inspire curiosity, and to create a magical world her readers can lose themselves in time and time again. She is the author of The Big Beach Cleanup, How to Return a Monster, and A Grandma's Magic. She enjoys baking Challah with her two children every Friday. Learn more about Charlotte at charlotteoffsay.com and follow her on Twitter at @COffsay and on Instagram at @picturebookrecommendations.

Jason is the author and illustrator of Mr. Particular: The World's Choosiest Champion. When not writing and illustrating, Jason is an Emmy-nominated set designer for television. His credits include The Meredith Vieira Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Show with David Letterman. He has baked plenty of challahs with his wife and teen twins, although they always get hung up at the braiding stage because it isn't as easy as it looks. You can find his work at jasonkirschner.com or on Instagram at @jkirsch118.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780807508015
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date
March 20, 2021
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039220 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV063000 - Juvenile Fiction | Recycling & Green Living
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Beaches
Environmental protection
Plastics

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