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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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Captain Awesome volume 4
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To finish summer swimming lessons, Eugene brings out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to confront the "Blobby Blob-Blob" at the deep end of the pool.
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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.
5) 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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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
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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.
8) 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!
12) 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.
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Squish volume 3
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At swim camp, Squish's new friend Basil helps him avoid learning to swim with pranks that sometimes go too far, but the comic book exploits of Squish's idol, "Super Amoeba, " help him deal with Basil and conquer his fear.
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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? --
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Babymouse volume 20
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Babymouse joins the swim team and, despite her shortcomings as an athlete, gives it her all and tries to win an award.
16) 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"--
18) 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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"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...
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