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June 22, 2006

Dive In...Kids Swimming Book List

This year's Summer Reading Program theme is Reading: The Sport of Champions. Our newest book list is for those of you who take a dip in the pool and Swiml. Dive in for picture books, easy readers, fiction, and nonfiction books.

Jamie Harper. Me Too!
The only time Grace can get away from her little sister, who copies her every move, is when she goes to swimming class.

Karen Wallace. I Can Swim!
George becomes increasingly confident as his father teachers him to swim in a pool.

Dick King-Smith. Pigs Might Fly
Having been coached in swimming by a duck and an otter, a runt piglet with deformed front feet becomes a hero when their farm is flooded.

Jeff Rouse. Swimming
The author, an Olympic gold medalist, introduces the sport of swimming, from basic skills and water safety to perfecting swimming strokes and taking part in competitions.