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21) Whale talk
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.
22) Viking strong
Author
Publisher
Viking Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ingrid has everything a Viking could want--a cozy home, a best friend, and very cute kittens. But she's always wanted one more thing, to win the Strongest Viking Contest. Her only problem? She doesn't know how to swim! Her best friend Stig is determined to help her learn . . . but along the way Ingrid learns that that some things are even more important than winning.
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 8
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When summer arrives on Nebulon, Zack discovers that his best friend, Drake, is afraid to learn to swim and decides to teach him before they go on a trip to water-covered planet Araxie.
Author
Series
Scaredy's nutty adventures volume 2
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
81 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Scaredy Squirrel opens a mysterious crate containing a pool and as his friends try to help him enjoy the pool, Scaredy Squirrel learns that not all surprises are bad."--
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pura Belpré Author Honor Award
** Four starred reviews!**
A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet.
Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water...
** Four starred reviews!**
A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet.
Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water...
27) Man o' war
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
River McIntyre has grown up down the street from Sea Planet, an infamous marine life theme park slowly going out of business in small-town Ohio. When a chance encounter with a happy, healthy queer person on the annual field trip lands River literally in the shark tank, they must admit the truth: they don't know who they are--only what they've been told to be. This sets off a wrenching journey of self-discovery, from internalized homophobia and gender...
28) Barely floating
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Natalia's dream of becoming a synchronized swimmer is in jeopardy when her parents decide they are against a sport that emphasizes looks, but Nat is determined to change their minds.
Author
Series
Good dog volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Little Simon paperback edition.
Physical Desc
116 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Scrapper teaches Bo to swim when they visit the swimming hole with their human family.
Author
Series
Baloney and friends volume 3
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
84 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Meet Baloney! He's the star of this book, along with his best buddies: empathetic Peanut the horse, sensible Bizz the bumblebee, and grumpy Krabbit--he'd rather not be here, but what can you do? Baloney and friends step into spotlight and embody all the charm of childhood in three short tales and three mini-comics that invite readers to join the fun! Giggle with Baloney as he performs some questionable magic...give him a boost when a case of the...
31) Dino-swimming
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Plant-eating dinosaurs compete against meat-eating dinosaurs at a swimming meet.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume [unpaged] color photographs 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Young readers can learn all about what happens at swim class in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read with sweet text and photographs of swimmers-in-training! It's the first day of swim class in this early reader by Biscuit creator Alyssa Satin Capucilli. What will it be like? In swim class, students learn to blow bubbles, float on their backs, kick their legs, and to only swim when an adult or lifeguard is watching. Young readers will love seeing kids...
33) Breathless
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.
At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of on the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.
Author
Series
Adventures of Team POM volume 1
Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
94 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"When oddballs Agnes, Roberta and Ruby discover a shared passion for synchronized swimming, the trio become Team Pom. But between snack time, their favorite TV show, and raising pigeons, it can be hard to find time to practice. This crew of self-proclaimed weirdos are tired of their loser status in the pool. But on their way to gain the respect and free snacks they deserve, they stumble upon a lonely giant squid"--Provided by publisher.
35) Night swim
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
Widescreen Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player, is forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, he moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve, teenage daughter Izzy, and young son Elliot. Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, Ray persuades Eve that the new home's shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home's past will unleash...
36) Swim team
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
245 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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2023 Youth Media Award Winners
DAML Black History Month - Youth
Golden Dome 2023-2024
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominees 2023-24
DAML Black History Month - Youth
Golden Dome 2023-2024
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominees 2023-24
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
Series
Adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sophie Mouse wants to prove how wonderful mice are for a school project she is doing with her brother, Winston, but starts to have doubts when, even with Hattie and Owen's help, she is unable to learn to swim.
38) Pooltime
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 18 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Elephant, Alligator, and Stork share poolside high jinks as they mix up their towels, tussle over ice cream, and compare diving styles in this story of poolside fun and summertime friendship.
39) Jabari jumps
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Fountas & Pinnell
J
Language
English
Description
Even though he's successfully finished his swiming lessons, Jabari discovers that he's frightened at the thought of jumping off a diving board.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A novel-in-verse about a 12-year-old Dominican American girl who must keep her love of swimming a secret from her mother, is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis, and is forced to reimagine the person she is to become.
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