Ups & Downs at the Boardwalk: A Picture Book of Opposites

Explore this multicultural children's book of opposites and contrasts with online SECRETS, Pacific Islander and Hispanic characters, and bright illustrations for concept comprehension. Learn colors, verbs, and nouns for early readers (joy for girls and boys ages 2 - 7, preschool - 2nd grade).

Discover marine animals/ecology, water sports, rides, and foods in this educational book with counting activity and parts of speech. Set in the historic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (surf amusement park) in California, get this book in Spanish, bilingual, and ebook versions.

"Smile, frown, sky, and ground.... Red, yellow, blue, brown.... Leap and bound, verb and noun, sight, smell, taste, sound."

LOOK inside! Find the seal, birds, cat, dog, ball, and wooden horse. The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 26 full-color 8"x10" pages, 93 simple read-aloud words in verse-double for bilingual-written and illustrated by award-winning and best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don't miss his 60 books).

Get 4 Sports Books for Kids-plus free classroom lesson plans: Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words; Great Cape o' Colors: Career Costumes for Kids; Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) Aug. 2012), libraries, and major book distributors. School/homeschool ESL/ELL/EFL, Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE. No AI or CRT. None of our multiracial kids' books discuss gender, or orientation. LCCN: 2012912901; JNF020010, JUV009030, JUV009040, JUV054000; Lexile 220-500, (eISBN: 978-1301623037), ISBN: 978-1479168941