You don't need to live right on the water's edge to have fun at the beach! The Beach Book is all about finding wild places at the seaside, as well as by lakes and rivers and making the most of opportunities to explore and enjoy all these places have to offer. You can have fun:
- Discovering beach wildlife (eg. rock pooling, crabbing and fishing or making a rock-pool viewer) and exploring sand dunes and beach combing.
- Making the most of lakes and rivers by foraging, damming and diverting streams and boat racing.
- Using natural resources to play and invent new games (e.g., stone Jenga and skittles, ball runs and boules or funny face games.
- Being creative (e.g., making driftwood monsters, marram grass dolls and creating sand paintings).
Jo Schofield gained a degree in psychology from Exeter University and began her career working for an educational psychologist in London. After getting involved in the production of a film, she went on to work in the creative department of a TV advertising agency where she began taking still photographs. This led on to her becoming a commercial photographer in Australia and then London. She worked mainly for national editorial magazines such as Country Living. When her children were small she worked in Watlington Primary School and the Dragon school in Oxford, applying her creative knowledge to the classroom with children aged 6-9 years. More recently she has been focusing on writing and photographing for a series of books with co-author Fiona Danks. Jo lives near Watlington in Oxfordshire. Through their website www.goingwild.net Jo and Fiona provide more ideas for outdoor activities and an opportunity for debate on the importance of real world adventures for all young people.
For more information on how to encourage children to go outdoors, visit Jo and Fiona's website click here
Fiona Danks is an environmental educator and author who works with her writing partner Jo Schofield to create beautiful books about the natural world. Fiona and Jo believe that reconnecting everyone with nature is vital if we are to understand our reliance on a healthy and biodiverse natural world, and ensure it is protected for the future. They believe that all children and families should regularly spend time outdoors in green spaces where nature can weave its magic upon them.
Together they have been writing and photographing the Going Wild books for the last fifteen years. Through their books and website, they inspire families everywhere to get outside and become immersed in the natural world. They have run events, lead training courses for teachers and environmental educators, presented at conferences as keynote speakers, written articles, and they are helping to build the Leaves for Life Campaign (@joinleavesforlife) to raise awareness of the ecological emergency..
They both live at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, where they enjoy natural history, walking and exploring the local countryside. For more information on how to encourage children to go outdoors, visit Jo and Fiona's website - www.goingwild.net
Title: The Beach Book
Author: Danks, Fiona, Schofield, Jo
ISBN: 9780711235779
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Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
Publication Date: 2015-06-04
Number of Pages: 128
Weight: 0.2586 kg
'Now I've read this book my next trip to the seaside might be slightly more imaginative.'
'Get some inspiration for more action-packed days out with this fab book full of ideas, from rock-pooling and skimming stones to making driftwood monsters and sand mermaids.'
something to keep even the most reluctant beach visitor entertained.
whether you're by the sea, lake or river The Beach Book has ideas for every adventure.
something to keep even the most reluctant beach visitor entertained.
'a very welcome addition to our holiday packing list'
'Get some inspiration for more action-packed days out with this fab book full of ideas, from rock-pooling and skimming stones to making driftwood monsters and sand mermaids.'
'Now I've read this book my next trip to the seaside might be slightly more imaginative.'
