The sea and coasts books
The sea and coasts books to start from. Open one to see books like it, or tell BookSense what you loved for four picks made for you.
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
The Sea Around Us
Rachel CarsonA popular account of the ocean's origins, life and physical features, written by a marine biologist for general readers.
The Edge of the Sea
Rachel CarsonA companion to The Sea Around Us that describes the plants and animals of the shoreline between tides, along the American Atlantic coast.
Moby Dick
Herman MelvilleThe central novel of whaling and the open sea, with long passages on the work and natural history of the ship.
The Lure of the Sea
Alain CorbinA social history of how the seaside came to be seen as a place of health, pleasure and beauty, and how the sea was valued in European culture.
The Fortnight In September
R. C. SherriffA novel of a family's annual seaside holiday, using a short, ordinary holiday as its frame for family life and change.
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More the sea and coasts books
- Treasure Island
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson - To the Lighthouse
To the LighthouseVirginia Woolf - Seashores
SeashoresHerbert S. Zim - National Geographic Readers
National Geographic ReadersLaura Marsh - On the Seashore
On the SeashoreAnna Milbourne - Eyewitness
EyewitnessSteve Parker - Let's Go to the Beach
Let's Go to the BeachMary Hill2004 - Houses from the sea
Houses from the seaAlice E. Goudey1959 - Eyewitness
EyewitnessSteve Parker1960 - Fortnight in September
Fortnight in SeptemberR. C. Sherriff1931 - The Burgess Seashore Book for Children
The Burgess Seashore Book for ChildrenThornton W. Burgess1929 - A little golden book about the seashore
A little golden book about the seashoreKathleen N. Daly1957