Description Patterns at the Beach introduces emergent readers to patterns they could see while spending a day at the beach, such as a striped seashell or spotted sea turtle, while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. . . Patterns at the Beach includes tools for teachers and caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and a Let's Review! question and photo. . . Patterns at the Beach is part of Jump!'s Patterns in Nature series.