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.

Clara is determined to spend her first full day of school vacation swimming; however, she encounters many detours along the way by people who want her to do them a favor. "Clara no está dispuesta a que nada ni nadie le estropee su primer día de vacaciones. Por eso buscará una excusa para librarse de ayudar a su amiga Estela a pintar la cerca de su casa. Divertido relato en el que el autor cuenta cómo algo sin importancia puede crecer hasta el...

Trying to raise money for her swim team's caps and goggles, Heidi Heckelbeck organizes a pool party during a super-hot summer week for the kids in her neighborhood.

With swimsuits, splashes, and cannonballs, time in the pool means fun for all!

"A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

"Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. When she gets to the pool it's loud, the floor is wet and slippery, and her swim cap is too tight. Her swimming instructor, Mary, says it's OK to sit by the edge if she doesn't want to get in the water this week. The next Saturday the girl has a stomachache again, but with Mary's gentle encouragement, she eventually manages to make it into the pool to practice...

"Even though she lives in a houseboat, Emily Windsnap doesn't know how to swim...Standing beside the pool, she feels the water calling her, but when she jumps in, she gets a strange, kind of scary sensation...like her legs are stuck together...Emily later dives into the sea. She gets that weird feeling again, but this time she looks down to see that her legs are gone--replaced by a shiny, beautiful tail"--

Scrapper teaches Bo to swim when they visit the swimming hole with their human family.

"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...