swimming

When star swimmer Jen Cho breaks her leg, the coach tells Grace to fill in, only Grace feels she is a terrible swimmer and fears she will disappoint the team, and meanwhile Christina is trying everything under the sun to get Mike Morris, the boy she likes, to notice her.

Sharing the last days of summer with carefree new friend Nikki at the community pool after clashing with her friend Grace, Christina becomes alarmed by Nikki's inclination to bend the rules, a situation that tests Christina's resolve and makes her wonder about the nature of true friendship.

"One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right into a deep pond. Now that egg is a little duck, and the water is still very scary. Jumping into the pond at all seems impossible, never mind swimming in a line with all his brothers. 'You're a duck, and ducks don't sink,' Big Frog points out. Practicing in a puddle helps a little, while backrubs and snacks from his mother help a little more. Big Frog offers to hold his friend's wing and dive in together, but our little duck knows that some challenges need to be faced alone. Even when they are very scary!"--OCLC.

Looks at several land-bound animals that can swim.

Tinal learns about the rules she must follow at the pool while she waits to be able to swim.

"Hoy, Peppa y George van a la piscina, pero George le tiene miedo al agua. ?C?omo har?an Mam?a y Pap?a para convencerlo de que aprenda a nadar? ?Le?e este cuento tan divertido y lo descubrir?as!"--canalfreak.net.

Simple text and photographs describe animals swimming.

Simple text and photographs tell the story of a baby spashing his father while in the pool.

While enjoying a weekend at the local swim club, Grace looks forward to spending time with the cute boys from the swim team and letting go of a troubled friendship while struggling to raise funds to become an official club member.

Annie overcomes her fear of the water on a hot afternoon at the pool, where with the help of her mom and her imagination, she learns to swim.