Dear parents,

Reflection and exploration, observation and fascination, approaching or hesitation, fear or enthusiasm: These are varied responses and reactions that may differ from one child to another in dealing with new experiences. However, curiosity and the love of exploration remain prominent natural traits in all children. They are lovers of exploration, asking questions, observing, and drawing conclusions. Their skills develop with the presence of a supportive adult who provides them with opportunities, supports them when needed, and transforms their experiences to be joyful and beneficial.

The book invites us to accompany a girl who is exploring the sea, with illustrations that narrate the story. The features in the drawings expand to express amazement and enjoyment of the intricate details. We notice the birds accompanying her, observe the changes in the waves, and reflect on the shapes and images reflected in them. We accompany the mother who supports her daughter to experiment, test, and contemplate safely.

Let’s Talk

• About Plot: We can observe the details of the illustrations, and encourage our child to describe them, follow the events, and make connections. We notice changes in the sea scene, the girl, and the birds, describing the girl’s feelings each time.
• About Personal experiences: Have we experienced similar feelings? How and when? We can recall our journeys, adventures, moments, and various experiences.
• About Seas and nature: What does the sea remind us of? Which seas have we visited? What other natural places do we know? We can compare them: how are they similar or different?

Let’s Enrich our Language

• Description and comparison: We can describe the girl’s features and the feelings she expresses. We can compare them in each scene.
• Birds: We can pay attention to the birds in the drawings, think about their relationship with the girl, and learn about their characteristics and advantages.
• Names: We can suggest a name for the girl, think about our own names, who gave them to us? We try to remember the stories and meanings behind our names.
• Actions: We can observe the girl’s movements and name them. We can also perform similar actions.

Let’s Play

The book stands out as the illustrations tell the story without words. Let’s play “Pictionary.” We can agree on signals that indicate things and guess them through movements.

Let’s Explore

• Seas: we can visit a nearby sea, look at the sunset or sunrise, observe the waves, and enjoy the beach sand. We can look for scientific information: How are waves formed? What marine life lives in the sea and what distinguishes them?
• Nature: We can choose a natural place for a shared We can visit it, appreciate its details, listen to the sounds, get to know the creatures, describe and play together. We may search the internet and encyclopaedias for information about the place before or after the visit.

Let’s Create

• Paintings of Nature: we can collect materials from nature during our outing and create paintings to decorate our home. (Paintings from seashells, mountain stones, or garden leaves).
• Our book: we can document our moments with pictures and compile them into a book for the story of our enjoyable journey. What do we want to add to it?