William's Wild World

William's Wild World: Secret's of the Seashore
A cosy kids' bedtime story with colourful pictures - plus a rockpooling spotter guide and seaside activities.

If your child loves rockpools, tide pools, seashore animals, and finding tiny treasures at the beach, this is the calm, cosy paperback you'll read at bedtime... then pack for your next seaside adventure.

Meet William (age 9) - rockpool detective, fossil hunter and crab-spotter - exploring the shores of Lyme Regis (Dorset), Beer and Seaton (East Devon) along England's stunning Jurassic Coast. With big brother George and their beach-mad Sproodle Lola, William takes readers into the hidden world between the land and the sea - where every pool is a mini-ocean and every creature has a secret.

This isn't a dry textbook. It's a relaxed, story-led children's nature book with real facts woven into a gentle adventure style - perfect for read-aloud bedtime, and perfect for curious kids who learn best through stories.

Inside you'll discover:

• Rockpooling for kids: kind, safe "golden rules" + the Rockpool Explorer's Promise

• Brilliant seashore wildlife: crabs, sea anemones, starfish/sea stars, sea urchins, barnacles, mussels, limpets, periwinkles, gobies, blennies, jellyfish and more

• Tides explained for children (the moon, spring tides and neap tides - and why the beach changes every day)

• Fossil hunting in Lyme Regis and the Jurassic Coast, plus a kid-friendly introduction to Mary Anning

• Lyme Bay shipwreck stories that spark imagination and curiosity

• Bonus pages & activities: a Seashore Scavenger Hunt, Make Your Own Rockpool Journal, and a Rockpool Spotter's Guide

Perfect for ages 5-10, seaside holidays, early readers, home education, nature lovers, and parents looking for a cosy bedtime story book that quietly builds real-world confidence outdoors.

The sea is full of secrets.
Come and uncover them - one rockpool at a time.