Las Animas - Bent County Library District

When ten-year-old Lexie goes with her father to the beach for a week, she is surprised to find that he has invited his girlfriend and her two sons to join them for the entire week.

"Strawberry Shortcake and her friends are berry excited to spend the day at the beach. They can't wait to build sand castles and play in the waves, but Lemon Meringue has a secret she doesn't want her friends to know-- she's afraid of the ocean! Can Strawberry help Lemon overcome her fear, or will Lemon spend her day at the beach sitting on the sidelines?"--Back cover.

"When Misty and her friends head to the Sea Breeze Carnival, they ride the rides, pose for photos, and play their favorite games. Best of all, they enjoy the updraft, which is created by warm and cool air colliding. Nothing like a summer wind at the beach!"--

Celebrating the power of human connection, while encouraging empathy and acts of generosity, this story follows two refugee brothers as they journey to a sheltering beach where they are welcomed by fellow survivors.

Mat��as hace un drag��n de arena en la playa. Tiene que dejarlo cuando su mam�� le dice que es hora de ir a casa. ��Estar�� all�� todav��a cuando regrese al d��a siguiente? The sand dragon that Matt makes at the beach has many adventures after he goes home, and when he and his mother return the next day, the dragon is still there.

In 1925, after witnessing the violent actions of some gangsters, twelve-year-old Emily accompanies her older sister on a trip to a luxurious hotel on the New Jersey shore but worries that the gangsters have come to the same hotel. Includes historical notes on the time period.

"Anna has been worried about feeling lonely on vacation with only her baby sister to play with. So she is delighted when she meets some new friends on the beach. And when a beautiful puppy, Sandy, joins in their games, it looks like this could be the best summer ever! But there's something about Sandy that Anna doesn't know: it's been such a long time since Sandy had an owner. Then she meets Anna, and she doesn't feel so alone anymore. But will Anna...

"Annie Lumsden has hair that drifts like seaweed, eyes that shine like rock pools, and thoughts that dart and dance like minnows. She lives with her artist mother by the sea, where she feels utterly at home, and has long felt apart from the other girls at school. Words and numbers on the page don't make sense to her, and strange maladies have been springing up that the doctors can't explain. Annie's mother says that all things can be turned into tales,...

Mrs. Armitage and her dog Breakspear head out surfing, but each time they paddle out they think of another outlandish thing they need.

Rhyming text and illustrations show children experiencing the beach, playing in sand, collecting shells, swimming, dolphins, manatees, a beach party, hatching of sea turtles, and dreaming of turtles returning.