Official Review: Look Who’s At The Beach: What Do I...

[Amanda Nicole Newton]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Look Who’s At The Beach: What Do I See?" by Phyllis M. Monaco.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Look Who’s at the Beach: What Do I See? by Phyllis M. Monaco is a children's book that helps children count from the number one to the number twelve using things they see at the beach. Each rhyming couplet is paired with a simple math problem to show how to add the number as well as some fun facts about the animals being looked at and an illustration.

This book is a very short read and has only 28 pages. It shows children a lot of different things they would see at the beach such as one sea turtle, six dolphins, and twelve friends. There is not much of a plot or storyline to this book, but it still is very educational with helping young children learn how to count, perform addition, and learn about sea creatures.

My least favorite thing about this book was the language used in the interesting facts at the bottom of the pages about the creatures featured on that page. It was a very advanced language that I didn't think was appropriate for the recommended ages of 4 to 8. I would have liked to see the language be much simpler so that young kids could read it on their own. My favorite thing about this book was the excellent illustrations to accompany each rhyme. They were truly beautiful.

Even older kids and adults can find something to love in this small book. There were some facts that I didn't know before reading this book and the fun facts about each sea creature. When I was younger, I was fascinated with all kinds of sea life and wanted to know everything I could find out about them. I read almost everything I could get my hands on, and this book still was able to teach me something. I was also able to enjoy looking at the illustrations. The Amazon site recommends this to young kids ages 4 to 8, but I would say that anyone can enjoy something about this book.

This book does seem professionally edited as I didn't notice any typos or spelling errors while reading it. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It was well illustrated and each rhyme was thought out and well written. However, the language of the interesting facts definitely needed to match the recommended age range. I would recommend this to anyone with young kids who are interested in counting or sea creatures, but you may need to sit with them to help them with reading the more advanced words.

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Look Who’s At The Beach: What Do I See?
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[Tablito]

Fun facts about the animals section must make the book interesting.

[Ada Ling]

I did not realize this is a Children's book until read your review. There are lots of book teaching numbers to children. I think I will skip this one as the cover is not exciting enough. Thank you for the introduction!

[Njokime]

I frankly thought this book was under the romantic genre. Apparently its a children's book. I had to read the review to know that.

[Karina Nowak]

I honestly really like when authors put a little 'advanced' language in books for children in any age group. There are always children who will be able to read a little bit more and for those who can't, it can challenge them a little bit. Seems like a lovely book! Nice review.