Presents a thirteen-step course to mastering the skills of swimming, using text and illustrations to explain the techniques of floating, breathing, performing different strokes, diving, underwater swimming, sculling, and stunts and games.
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.
When her older brother returns home because he is dying of AIDS, thirteen-year-old Lacy deals with changes in her family life, in relationships with classmates, and in her commitment to her swimming team.
This book provides instruction and drills to help you learn basic strokes, dives, and other aquatic skills. The drills come with performance goals and a list of key points to remember, and they often include instructions for increasing or decreasing the level of difficulty.
Photographs and simple, rhyming text reveal what goes on beneath the surface as various dogs swim to fetch their favorite toys. Includes facts about the different dog breeds depicted.
