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1) Why we swim
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AAPI Celebration
OBD Dive into a Good Book - Adult
OLPL: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
OBD Dive into a Good Book - Adult
OLPL: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"--
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Adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 3
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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.
4) Leo can swim
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Leo (Anna McQuinn) volume 2
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Baby Leo loves the water, so his father takes him to swim class with the other toddlers.
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Batavia Public Library Wonderbooks - YOUTH
Dino-Tastic Reads
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
Wonderbooks!
Dino-Tastic Reads
OBD Sports Books (Brochure) - YOUTH
Wonderbooks!
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Plant-eating dinosaurs compete against meat-eating dinosaurs at a swimming meet.
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Elephants swim gracefully underwater and use their trunks like snorkels. Hippos sink to the bottom and go to sleep. Walruses sing as they swim along, and so do whales. Linda Capus Riley has written a lovely - and informative - poem about the ways that sixteen animals behave in water and added notes for those readers who would like to know more about the animals. Steve Jenkins's beautiful and playful cut-paper illustrations capture the diversity
...7) Our pool
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It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
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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!
10) Together we swim
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Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.
12) Up for air
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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.
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Mindy Kim volume 8
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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? --
15) Swimming
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"This photo-illustrated book for early readers introduces the basics of swimming and encourages kids to try it. Includes labeled diagram of swimming pool and photo glossary"--
16) Swimming time!
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Describes the sport of swimming, listing what equipment is needed, where it can be performed, and the different techniques that can be used.
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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...
18) Unsettled
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AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month Kids 2023
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Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month Kids 2023
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Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.
20) Barely floating
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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.
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