My Visit to the Aquarium

A young visitor tours a public aquarium, moving from tank to tank to marvel at sharks, eels, seahorses, and other marine creatures living beneath the surface of the sea.

For the kid who presses their nose against every tank at the aquarium and wants to know what everything eats, this book turns that same wide-eyed wandering into a story to keep.

• Big idea: Looking closely at the world — and at each other — is its own kind of adventure.
• Vibes: Curious, bright, and quietly observant, with the hum of a real aquarium visit.

• enjoy learning about sea creatures
• like to point and name what they see on the page
• are working on noticing and describing details
• respond well to calm, real-world storytelling

• Story & observation: Which sea creature did the visitor seem most excited to see?
• Real-life connection: Have you ever been to an aquarium or a zoo? What did you look at the longest?
• Imagination: If you could swim underwater like the fish in the tanks, where would you explore?
• Vocabulary & discovery: Were there any sea creatures in the book you had never heard of before?
• Feelings & empathy: How do you think it would feel to see a shark swimming right in front of you?