Find out about how a day at the seaside has changed since Victorian times and what has stayed the same! Topics covered include how people travelled to the beach, the clothes they wore and the food they ate. For children following Book Bands, it is suitable for children reading at band 8, purple.

The Info Buzz series, for age 5+, helps children develop their knowledge and understanding of the world by covering a wide range of topics in a fun, colourful and interactive way. The books have a lively design, engaging text and photos, questions to get children thinking and talking and teaching notes. Each title is written in conjunction with a literacy consultant and features book band guidance and downloadable activity sheets online.

This book is part of a book series called Info Buzz-History .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Izzi Howell is an editor and author of books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Then and now
• 1: Getting to the beach
• 1: Towns
• 1: Beach clothes
• 1: Food
• 1: Beach toys
• 1: Entertainment
• 1: Piers
• 1: Buildings
• 1: Quiz
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index and teaching notes