Oh, to the Ocean [Paperback]

Oh, to the Oceanis an English fiction reader aimed at beginning readers in Grades K1. This shared-reading title features a strong link between text and images, helping children connect the words they read with the pictures they see. With bright, colorful illustrations and a predictable pattern, the book supports prediction, comprehension, and fluency in early readers. Teachers and parents can use it for guided reading, picture walks, prediction practice, and discussion about patterns in stories.

• Strengthens comprehension by aligning text and illustrations for beginning readers
• Encourages making predictions and noticing story patterns
• Builds fluency, confidence, and emergent reading skills
• Supports vocabulary acquisition in context of ocean and daily life
• Applicable for read-alouds, shared reading, prediction activities, and parent-child reading conversations

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 children’s title with more than 13,000 copies isHow PlantslS'