Cañon City Public Library

Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family.

Amy is not looking forward to a three-day vacation with her family at the Jersey shore, visiting her mother's godmother, Lynne, who owns a motel. The last thing the 16-year-old wants is be stuck with her mother, with whom she has been fighting; her difficult stepfather, who picks on her; her pretty younger sister; and her sister's friend. But when they arrive, she instantly connects with Dylan, a local boy who does odd jobs for Lynne, and discovers...

"It's a perfect day at the community pool for a swim. The cool beans are the best swimmers in town. Check out how they dive! Look at how they cannonball! Watch how they backflip! YOW! As for the Cool Bean, the shallow side of the pool is the only side of the pool he treads water on. Until one day, the Cool Bean sees the super slide and finds the courage to finally ride the slide--or does he? Find out in this splashy story about taking chances, trying...

"Caillou's a bit afraid of the big pool. But as Daddy teaches him to swim, his confidence grows"--P. [4] of cover.

Afraid to swim, Pip the penguin would much rather learn to fly.

"A competitive swimmer gets in over her head as she plays a wicked cat-and-mouse game with her wild best friend and a hot new college swimmer"--

Rita tries to improve her times and flip turns as she struggles to decide whether to remain the best swimmer on the Dolphins team or the worst on the Sharks team, where she could be with her friends.

Mairi has trouble learning to swim until she meets a tiny mermaid who needs her help.

After Emma makes the swim team her best friend, Izzie, (who did not make it) has started to avoid her, and Emma fears that she will have to choose between the swim team and her friendship.

Even though he loves water, Sergio the penguin is afraid to swim in the deep water until he learns how.