Meet Sylvie the Sea Star and discover the fascinating world of rockpools through story, knowledge, conversation and play.
Spark curiosity and build strong foundations for literacy with this beautifully designed Discovery Collection for children aged 3-6 years.
Children will discover fascinating facts about sea stars, follow Sylvie's rockpool adventure, build rich vocabulary, strengthen listening and comprehension, revisit the story with hands-on Story Sequencing Cards, and finish with a beautiful salt dough creation inspired by the seashore.
Sea Stars is one of six Discovery Collections in our By the Seashore series. Each collection explores one fascinating seashore topic in depth through engaging nonfiction, storytelling, conversation and play.
What's included?
🌊 Discover
Beautifully illustrated knowledge pages introducing children to the incredible world of sea stars.
💭 Wonder
Thought-provoking questions that encourage conversation, curiosity and deeper thinking.
🗣️ Retell
Guided story retell pages that build oral language and comprehension.
🃏 Story Sequencing Cards
Beautiful tactile cards that children can place in order, retell in their own words and revisit again and again. Moving, arranging and talking through the story transforms reading into an active, hands-on learning experience.
🔤 Early Literacy
Beginning sounds, rhyme and syllable activities designed to build early phonological awareness through meaningful learning.
🎨 Create
A simple salt dough sea star activity that extends learning beyond the page through play.
Designed to build
✓ Background knowledge
✓ Vocabulary
✓ Oral language
✓ Listening and story comprehension
✓ Story retelling
✓ Phonological awareness
✓ Early letter-sound familiarity (SATPIN Phase One)
✓ A love of books, storytelling and the natural world
Perfect for
• Families learning together at home
• Preschool & Kindergarten
• Homeschooling
• Nature-loving little learners
• Curious children aged 3–6 years
Product Details
- Instant digital PDF download
- 24 beautifully illustrated pages
- No physical product will be shipped.
Collect the full By the Seashore series
Sea Stars is one of six Discovery Collections in the By the Seashore series.
Collect all six to explore:
⭐ Sea Stars
⚓ Anchors
🌊 Tides
🦀 Pincers
🐚 Invertebrates
🌈 Nudibranchs
