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81) Goldfish
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Lou Brown is a fast individual medley swimmer, training for the Olympics. But when she tanks the time trials, she starts over and goes back to school. It's hard to fit in with the existing social groups. But then, she begins to coach boys in a different type of swimming activity, for a different type of competition.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After admiring the new movie poster for Bob the Barbarian Conquers The Kraken, Tiny wants to battle a kraken in the choppy seas, too! There's just one problem: Tiny doesn't know how to swim! Off to the community pool for Tiny's first swim lesson! With a swim cap stretched over his signature barbarian "helmet" and some cool new gear, Tiny learns to blow bubbles, float, dog paddle, kick, and build his confidence in the water. Just in time, because...
84) 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...
Author
Series
Summer lifeguards volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Needing a break from the pressures of competitive swimming, Jenna recruits her friends to try out for junior lifeguards, but becoming a junior lifeguard is harder than she thought.
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, Susannah was poised for greatness in a sport that demands so much of its young. But an inexplicable slowdown has put her dream in jeopardy, and Susannah is fighting to keep her career afloat when two important people enter her life: a new coach with a revolutionary training strategy, and a charming fellow swimmer named Harry Matthews. As Susannah begins...
90) Really Truly
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Truly Lovejoy's hopes for a perfect summer are dashed when she is sent to mermaid academy, complete with a sparkly tail, but she finds a new mystery for the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes to investigate.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Rex the warthog and Oslo the oxpecker bird are friends who do everything together. But when Rex wants to go swimming, Oslo objects! The water looks cold and wet. There might be sharks. Will Rex be able to help Oslo overcome his fears and join in the fun?"--
92) Eva at the beach
Author
Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eva is very excited about a beach vacation with her family and best friend Lucy, but her secret fear of swimming where there might be hungry sharks could keep her from finding the legendary mermowls.
93) Racing the waves
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A fish participates in a school field day."--
94) Up for air
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
95) Swim team
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help"--
Author
Publisher
Blake Collingsworth
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A tale promoting water safety for children. This is the story of a newly born otter named Josh and how he learns to float and swim with the help of some new friends. Josh's mother Clare explains why it is so important for children to stay away from water unless they are with an adult. Included in the book is a CD which has an entertaining story narrative and a original song entitled "Learn to Float". Children love to listen while turning the pages...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Splat does not want to have a playdate with Spike and both are afraid to learn how to swim. When the rest of their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and Spike find that they may have more in common than they thought.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
The inspirational story of a group of impoverished children who were transformed into champion swimmers. In 1937 an ordinary grammar school teacher on the island of Maui took a group of underprivileged children mostly of Japanese ancestry and, in three short years, transformed them into Olympic champions.
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