Qualey, Marsha
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUAMaddox, Jake
Summary: Mason Williams is on his junior high school swim team, and he has always been fast at the short distances, but if he wants to compete in the longer races he will need to work on his endurance--so his best friend suggests that he train in the nearby lake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Maddox 2015Qualey, Marsha
Summary: The Water Sprites are supposed to perform their medal-winning synchronized swimming routine aboard a cruise ship, but everything goes wrong when the piglets aboard start throwing things at the swimmers--so Gracie enlists the help of famous Rita Sinclair and her dancers to help impose order on the unruly passengers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUAMcKenzie, Precious
Summary: What's that? Are there huge waves in a swimming pool? What causes the waves? Is it the wind? No! It's a special kind of pool, a wave pool! Dive in to find out what puts the waves in wave pools.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621 MCKGuzman, Ruben J.
Summary: Technique is critical in swimming performance. In the pool or open water, coaches and athletes alike know that efficiency in entering the water and in moving through it equates to milliseconds of improvement--milliseconds that make all the difference in a competition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.2 GUZQualey, Marsha
Summary: Gracie LaRoo, the youngest pig on the Water Sprites synchronized swimming team, is nervous about giving a speech at the Wilbur Academy, the school she used to attend--she loves her sport, but her old coach does not think that it really measures up to swim racing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUAMcDonald, Kirsten
Summary: "The Garcias are spending the afternoon at the pool in the park. The twins are having fun in the shallow end until Carlos gets water in his eyes. Just when it seems like the fun will be over, Carmen figures out how to let everybody have a splashing good time."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MCDQualey, Marsha
Summary: It is Gracie's first time at the Pig Jubilee with her synchronized swimming team, the Water Sprites, and she is the youngest pig with a chance to win a gold medal--the trouble is that she keeps getting distracted and missing her solo part, a triple spin dive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE QUAShofner, Melissa Raé
Summary: Swimming at the public pool is the perfect way to stay active during the hot summer months. In this book, readers will spend a delightful day at the pool with a relatable narrator and his friends. Bright, colorful illustrations on each page bring the story to life. Beginning readers benefit from age-appropriate text, and a picture glossary helps define words that may be unfamiliar. Readers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SHODavidson, Zanna
Summary: Billy hates swimming. It is cold and wet and horrible. And just when Billy thinks things cannot get any worse, his pet Mini Monsters turn up at his swimming lesson and make one very big SPLASH.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE DAVGreen, Poppy
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Hitchcock, Laura
Summary: "Aquaman is a courageous super hero on land and in the sea! Now Aquaman and the other DC Super Friends will help little swimmers be brave and make a splash!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HITMaddox, Jake
Summary: Jenny loves swimming, and her best friend has finally convinced her to join the school swim team--but when she is confronted by a crowd of spectators in competition she freezes up.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake.
Summary: Sam is the best swimmer on his team, and he is happy to help the new student, Julien, practice his laps and technique--but when it comes to an actual race, only one swimmer can win.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADLucero, Blythe
Contents: Take the plunge! -- Masters swimming readiness -- Working out -- The Masters swim team -- Sticking with it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.21 LUCCarbone, Courtney
Summary: With his teacher's help, a boy begins to overcome his fear of swimming.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CARGurtler, Janet
Summary: When two of her Neptunia relay team members are injured and unable to swim in the thirteen-year-olds' race, Cora presses her friends Rachel and Shyanna into service--but when the team's lucky Sea Lion statue disappears Cora fears sabotage and sets out to find the guilty party, and her chief suspect is a merboy on the rival Titania team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GURKirby, Stan.
Summary: To finish summer swimming lessons, Eugene brings out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to confront the "Blobby Blob-Blob" at the deep end of the pool.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KIRSummary: The cherry blossoms are blooming, the sun is shining, and it's the perfect time to hit the pool! Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, and Rei are anxious to get into the water warm up their winter muscles ASAP, but things aren't all flip-turns and finish lines. Haru's passion for swimming is drying up, which dashes Rin's hope for a true rivalry. With their futures after high school looming over them, Makoto...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation 2000
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1 available in Young Adult Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME FREBusch, Akiko.
Contents: Introduction : The Hudson River, August 29, 2001 -- The Delaware River, September 8, 2002 -- The Connecticut River, August 31, 2003 -- The Susquehanna River, July 21, 2004 -- The Hudson River, September 5, 2004 -- The Monongahela and Cheat Rivers, May 21, 2005 -- The Mississippi River, July 8, 2005 -- The Ohio River, July 10, 2005 -- The Current River, July 12, 2005 -- Afterword.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.2 BUSCoven, Wanda
Summary: "When Heidi's swim team, the Little Mermaids, want to raise money for new swim caps and goggles, Heidi helps with the perfect idea: They should throw a pool party! The temperature in Brewster has been hot, hot, hot, and all the kids in town are looking for a way to cool down. With the help of her team, friends, and a little magic, Heidi brings her pool party idea to life." -- Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Rosenstock, Barb
Summary: Retells the story of the famous thinker's first invention as a young Ben Franklin, troubled by the fact that fish swim better than he does, tries to invent a way to swim more fluidly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ROSSummary: Kids will learn how to swim in a fun and positive way and be water safe. Includes segments for babies 6 months to 2 years; toddlers 2-4 years; children 5-12 years; teens and adults; and how to work in open water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Waterproof Kids 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Nonfic WKim, Yun Yeong.
Summary: "Brown Bear dreams of seeing the sea. With the help of Grandpa Beaver, they set goals and schedules so that Brown Bear can accomplish his dreams. Social and emotional learning concepts include: setting goals, overcoming adversity, and being brave"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2015