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2) Jabari jumps
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's "Great Leap Forward", and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields. When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a Communist Party re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals...But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Luna Giraffe has the fantastic idea to spend an afternoon playing at the beach. Fantastic except for one little detail ... Llama Llama can't swim! So he does what any frightened little Llama would do: He asks his mama for help. Can Mama Llama's swimming lessons help Llama overcome his fear of the ocean, or will he be stuck on the shore all summer?
10) Uncharted waters
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Jonah's lies and his secret fear of the sea threaten to ruin his month at the shore with his favorite uncle, but a grumpy marina storekeeper and an attractive young college student help turn the summer into an adventure he will never forget.
11) Lottie & Walter
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Lottie secretly knows there is a shark in the pool waiting to eat her, until her new walrus friend, Walter, helps her to conquer her fear.
Author
Series
Sports beat volume 6
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Two teenaged aspiring journalists who are dating solve a mystery at the 2012 Olympic Games, while one simultaneously competes for a gold medal in swimming.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Norbert has always dreamed of swimming the English Channel, and though he trains every day, he realizes he does not know where it is, but his pig friends help him succeed in his swimming quest.
16) Unsettled
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollisPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.
18) Swim school
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Bluey and her family are playing Swim School! But their swimming lessons are proving to be difficult. Can Mum, Dad, and Bingo pass without dobbing on each other?
Author
Series
Adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
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