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Author
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure,...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From what to wear (a bathing suit, of course!) to what to expect (no, your teacher will not be a mermaid), 3, 2, 1 Jump! covers the what if's and how to's of getting in the pool for the first time. There's a lot to worry about (can I be sucked in the filter?) and even more to be excited about (when can I wear flippers?), and our narrator has thought of everything. By the time she's ready, you to will want to jump in!
4) Pool party
Author
Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With swimsuits, splashes, and cannonballs, time in the pool means fun for all!
5) Pool party!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
On a hot summer day, Farmer Brown and the animals enjoy getting cool in the pool.
Author
Series
Henry Heckelbeck volume 12
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry's friends are excited to try out the diving boards at their new community pool, but Henry's fear of heights dampens his enthusiasm.
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
Keeping a swimming pool ready for use requires some chemistry know-how, an understanding of how pool mechanics work, and some time spent doing good old-fashioned cleaning work. Pool Care For Dummies offers a reliable, comprehensive resource for building the knowledge that lets you turn pool maintenance into a do-it-yourself task. Written by a certified swimming pool professional who started taking care of pools when she was 5 years old, this book...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Wearing her burkini to the community pool for the first time, Heba stands out more than she likes, but she shows her friends that she can swim and play the same way they can, even though her swimsuit looks different.
12) Our pool
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
Author
Series
Scaredy's nutty adventures volume 2
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Scaredy Squirrel opens a mysterious crate containing a pool and as his friends try to help him enjoy the pool, Scaredy Squirrel learns that not all surprises are bad.
14) Pool
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two shy children meet at a noisy pool and dive beneath the crowd into a magical undersea land, where they explore a fantastical landscape and meet various creatures.
16) Bubbles...up!
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A day at the community pool is full of unwater magic--dunking and diving with friends; somersaulting, walking on your hands, and bursting up through the surface like a tortoise. But when a thunderstorm comes and a little brother ventures too close to the pool's edge, will our main character be quick enough and brave enough to save the day?"--
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 4
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It's summer and Sunny is bored. Most of her friends are out of town. Her mom wants her to babysit way more than Sunny wants to babysit. There's nothing good on TV. The only cool place that's cool is the community pool. Sunny loves going there - and loves it even more when she's offered a job at the snack shack. Soon she's flinging fries and serving frozen ice cream treats - with the assistance of the very sweet boy who works with her. Life is best...
18) Jabari salta
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Es difícil reunir el valor para dar un gran e importante salto, pero Jabari está casi absolutamente listo para dar un gran salto.
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's summertime, and Emily Elizabeth is working on her swim skills. She wants to earn the Cool Kahuna Badge, and she needs to use three different strokes, swim in the deep end, and jump off the high dive. Emily Elizabeth knows that practice makes perfect. Luckily, she's got Coach Clifford to cheer her on! Will she make a splash at the Cool Kahuna swim contest?
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