Hasta el ocano [Paperback]

Hasta el oc?ano (Oh, to the Ocean)is a Spanish-language fiction reader designed for beginning readers in Grades K1. Join a family as they spend a fun day at the beachthis brightly illustrated story helps build foundational reading skills through Spanish text paired with vivid images. Young readers can make connections between words and pictures, predict upcoming events, and learn to describe their surroundings in Spanish. Teachers and parents can use it in shared reading, guided instruction, or as a springboard for writing and vocabulary extension.

• Strengthens early Spanish reading skills by linking text and illustrations
• Encourages prediction, observation, and comprehension strategies
• Builds expressive vocabulary and descriptive language in Spanish
• Supports emergent reader confidence with a familiar setting and clear narrative
• Useful for shared reading, discussion prompts, drawing response, and small-group guided reading

Dona Herweck Riceis the prolific author of books, stories, and poems for children of all ages. She’s written hundreds of books and more on just about every topic under the sun, from acrobats to zucchini and everything in between. She has also written award-winning books and curriculums for educators, especially on the subjects of writing and language arts. In fact, her first publications were a series for teachers on how to teach writing in the classroom. She spearheaded the development of Write TIME for Kids, which earned the Golden Lamp award for curriculum from the Association of American Publishers. Her writing is featured heavily in such acclaimed series as Focused Phonics, Untold Stories, Fiction Readers, Nonfiction Readers, Learn and Create, and more.

Dona’s best-selling cl-