The Beach Patrol

By O'Brien, John & Bilkins, Max

Publishers Summary:
Describes the beach patrol's typical day on a crowded beach, including the equipment, terminology, characteristics of the ocean, and behavior of beach goers with which a lifeguard must be familiar.

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ISBN
978-0-80506-911-2
Publisher
Holt


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on July 1, 2004

Gr 1-5 Lieutenant lifeguards O'Brien and Bilkins describe the duties and equipment of the beach patrol, surf characteristics, safety rules, and the behavior of "shoobies" and bathers over the course of a busy summer day. Each spread has te...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on May 1, 2004

Just in time for summer vacation comes this reminder that lifeguards, icons and idols for many children, are more than Dudley Do-Right look-alikes with zinc oxide smeared on their noses. Each double-page spread covers an event in a typical day on the stand: beach cleanup, roll call, set up, beach patrol, rescue, a thun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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