A little girl is going to learn how to swim, but is worried about putting her face in the water, so her doll, Bitty Baby, helps her overcome her fear by remembering the story about a group of ducklings.
On the first day of vacation, thirteen-year-old Davey Tsering wakes up early, slips out of his family's hotel room without telling anyone, and heads to the beach for a swim in the warm Floridia waters--and a fateful meeting with a shark.
Presents rules for being safe at pools, hot tubs, and water parks, discusses the dangers of swimming in a lake, river, or ocean, and stresses the importance of wearing a life jacket when boating.
When hydrotherapy for an injured leg takes him to the pool on a regular basis, twelve-year-old Jerry finds himself fascinated and challenged by the rigors of competitive swimming.