At the Seashore is an entertaining, colourful, and informative nature activity book. Hickman’s text is clear and readable, and she presents a nice balance of factual information and crafts, recipes, and activities. The illustrations do a fine job of showing readers what to look for, and help demonstrate the various activities or crafts. Tides, sand dunes, sandy and rocky beaches, and seashore animals and plants are all covered. The design is clean, attractive, and inviting, and a useful index helps in quickly locating information.