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2) Jabari jumps
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licences, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Luna Giraffe has the fantastic idea to spend an afternoon playing at the beach. Fantastic except for one little detail ... Llama Llama can't swim! So he does what any frightened little Llama would do: He asks his mama for help. Can Mama Llama's swimming lessons help Llama overcome his fear of the ocean, or will he be stuck on the shore all summer?
Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 8
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After a close encounter with a mutant amphibian makes him freaky for frogs, water-shy Stink becomes a swimming success after being in the Polliwog swim class frog-ever.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
From what to wear (a bathing suit, of course!) to what to expect (no, your teacher will not be a mermaid), 3, 2, 1 Jump! covers the what if's and how to's of getting in the pool for the first time. There's a lot to worry about (can I be sucked in the filter?) and even more to be excited about (when can I wear flippers?), and our narrator has thought of everything. By the time she's ready, you to will want to jump in!
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Mindy Kim can't wait to learn how to swim with her best friend, Sally! But during her first swim lesson, Mindy isn't so sure she can keep up. With a little help from Sally and Theodore the Mutt, can Mindy learn how to make a splash? --
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"¡A bucear Llama Llama! Luna Jirafa tiene la fantástica idea de pasar la tarde jugando en la playa. Fantástica excepto por un pequeño detalle... Llama Llama ¡no sabe nadar! Entonces, hace todo lo que un pequeño Llama haría: pide ayuda a su Mamá. ¿Podrán las clases de natación de Mamá Llama ayudar a su miedo del océano, o se quedará en la orilla todo verano?" -- cover page 4.
10) Pool party
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With swimsuits, splashes, and cannonballs, time in the pool means fun for all!
11) Dino-swimming
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Plant-eating dinosaurs compete against meat-eating dinosaurs at a swimming meet.
12) Shark Nate-O
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nate, who loves sharks, cannot swim, but with his brother's prodding, a good coach, and a lot of determination he learns to swim like a shark. Includes facts about sharks.--Provided by Publisher.
13) Together we swim
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
14) Get set! Swim!
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young Puerto Rican-American girl learns an important lesson about pride and victory from her mother.
16) Swim, Mo, swim!
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Field Day, Mo swims a lot faster than he knew he could, not because his team might win but because a fish keeps nibbling his toe.
17) Hipo no nada
Author
Publisher
Syncretic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
"Hipo le tiene miedo al agua, así que se convenció de que nadar debe ser aburrido. Un día decide salir a buscar algo diferente que hacer. Para su sorpresa, nada funcinoa: es demasiado pesado o demasiado grande para saltar a la cuerda, trepar a los árboles o jugar al sube y baja. Pero quizás, después de todo, es posible que haya algo que se le dé bastante bien. . . Tendrá que encontrar el coraje para dar un salto y... ¡nadar! Una hermosa historia...
19) Swim, Jim!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022
Language
English
Description
"Jim the crocodile finds the courage to face his fear of swimming in this funny and charming debut picture book for fans of Jabari Jumps and Jean Reidy's Truman! Jim the crocodile is scared of swimming -- or rather, of sinking. His family's swamp is just too deep, too dark, and too big. But maybe he could swim, if only there were a smaller swamp where he could try it on his own terms. Jim wiggle-waggles far and wide until he finds the perfect place....
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature"--
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