Qualey, Marsha

The Water Sprites, are giving a special performance at a fancy ski resort, and Gracie decides to book a ski lesson in her free time; but having her teammates watch (and sometimes laugh) at her efforts is uncomfortable, so her instructor takes her up the hill to ski one of the beginner trails--and when Gracie discovers that her ski instructor cannot swim, Gracie realizes that it is okay to have trouble when learning a new sport.

"Beatrice 'Bumble B.' Flinn is funny, smart, and creative. Beatrice is also very clumsy and tends to bumble her way through life, which is how she got the nickname Bumble B. But clumsiness doesn't damper her confidence! Every day she tackles a self-assigned mission. And every mission is a new opportunity for success"--Back cover.

"The Water Sprites, are giving a special performance at a fancy ski resort, and Gracie decides to book a ski lesson in her free time; but having her teammates watch (and sometimes laugh) at her efforts is uncomfortable, so her instructor takes her up the hill to ski one of the beginner trails--and when Gracie discovers that her ski instructor cannot swim, Gracie realizes that it is okay to have trouble when learning a new sport"--Provided by publisher.

"Training camp has opened, and Gracie LaRoo is excited to be back with her synchronized swimming team, the Water Sprites--but the other members of the team seem strangely uninterested in training, and it will be up to Gracie to set an example with a perfect triple spin"--Provided by publisher.

The after-school science club is just starting, and Beatrice Honey Flinn, who is called Bumble B, and her best friends are joining, but when Mr. Dan separates the students into teams, Bumble B finds herself paired off with two children she does not know, Jasmine and Otto, instead of her friends--and their assignment is to make a list of all the animals, insects, plants, and rocks they find in the playground.

Beatrice "Bumble B." Flinn wants to help find her friend Rosa's lost cat, Charley, and she decides the best way is to make a flyer with a drawing and, with the help of her father, hand them out in the neighborhood--but most of them blow away, and Rosa is upset and blames Bumble B and her flyer for the lack of results.

Beatrice "Bumble B." Flinn loves the farmers' market, where her parents sell honey, and this time she is going to help out at her friend Kalia's family flower stand, but Bumble B is rather clumsy and easily distracted, so things do not go as well as she hoped--but in the end she finds a way to put her skills as an artist to good use.

Beatrice "Bumble B." Flinn loves the farmers' market, where her parents sell honey, and this time she is going to help out at her friend Kalia's family flower stand, but Bumble B is rather clumsy and easily distracted, so things do not go as well as she hoped--but in the end she finds a way to put her skills as an artist to good use.

Beatrice "Bumble B." Flinn's usual Halloween costume is a bee, but this year she has decided to add a long cape and become Super Bee, but she is having a little trouble figuring out just what her superpowers are--until a sudden downpour gives her the chance to put her cape to good use.

Beatrice "Bumble B." Flinn wants to help find her friend Rosa's lost cat, Charley, and she decides the best way is to make a flyer with a drawing and, with the help of her father, hand them out in the neighborhood--but most of them blow away, and Rosa is upset and blames Bumble B and her flyer for the lack of results.