Q.   Why are kids never hungry at the beach?
                        A.   Because they can eat all the sand which is there! 
Sand-sational Facts!
 
   Did you know that . . . ?
   Sand is shell and rock that have been worn down by nature into tiny grains (that love to stick to your toes)!

 This beach pail holds 3,500,000,000 grains of sand!

    The typical peanut butter and jelly sandwich eaten on the beach contains over 7,000 grains of sand!

    The sand on the coast of Namibia ( in south west Africa ) is definitely worth sifting.  It contains diamonds!
      Certain beaches and sand dunes create mysterious sounds that scientists still don't completely understand.  They sing, whistle, boom, bark, and even sound like a frog!

        The rocks, pebbles, and sand on the beach are graded (sorted) by the waves.  They vary in size from large pebbles down to very small ones, and finally to sand, which is almost pure quartz.

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