Karl Beckstrand 
Ups & Downs at the Boardwalk 
A Picture Book of Opposites

‘Vivid colors…maintain the attention of the very young.’ – Lee Ashford for Readers” Favorite




A multicultural children”s book of contrasts and opposites with online secrets, a sea lion, and bright illustrations for concept comprehension (learn colors, verbs, and nouns for beginning readers; girls and boys ages 2 – 7, preschool – 2nd grade; ESL/ELL/EFL, Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE).




#1 in the Sports Books for Kids series. Discover marine animals/ecology, water sports, rides, and foods in this educational book with counting activity and parts of speech. Set at the historic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (surf amusement park) in California, this kids” book has Pacific Islander and Hispanic characters and vivid illustrations for language comprehension. Explore this book in Spanish, bilingual, and ebook versions.



‘Smile, frown, sky, and ground…. Red, yellow, blue, brown…. Leap and bound, verb and noun, sight, smell, taste, sound.’




LOOK inside! The perfect length picture book for kids (not too long for adults): 26 full-color 8’x10′ pages, 93 simple read-aloud words in verse-double for bilingual-written and illustrated by award-winning and best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don”t miss his 60 multicultural books).




Get all four children”s sports books in a bundle:
Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words; Great Cape o” Colors: Career Costumes for Kids; Gopher Golf:
A Wordless Picture Book; The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights © Aug. 2012; see classroom lesson plan ideas) Premio Books, libraries, schools, and all major book distributors. None of our picture books discuss gender or orientation. Library of Congress catalog number: 2012912901; JNF020010, JUV009030, JUV009040, JUV054000, ISBN: 978-1479168941, e ISBN: 978-1301623037