Books with title Goes Swimming

In Going Swimming, Mum, her daughter, and the baby take a trip to the local pool. Young readers follow along as they negotiate the changing rooms, splash about in the water, and coax the reluctant baby to join them. When it’s time to go home, guess who’s having too much fun to leave? Going to a public swimming pool for the first time can be a little bit scary, but this reassuring story, told from a child’s point of view, shows that it can be lots of fun, too.

Swimming Andy learns to swim properly. Previously he had copied animal strokes, but now he could do the Australian Crawl.Andy sees the sea for the first time in his life, and, with his classmates, he has a wonderful trip to the beach, until they get caught in a forest fire. after escaping the fire, they are facing a more lingering death. Only Andy is small enough to get out and call for help.Andy falls and is bleeding to death, but the emergency operator thinks his call is a hoax and hangs up.

Put on your swimsuit and head to the pool! Swimming introduces beginning readers to the basics of competitive swimming and some of the different strokes swimmers can use. A labeled diagram helps readers identify different parts of a swimming pool, and a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Swimming also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.

As it’s such a hot day, Angry Owl has decided to go for a swim, but in his usual way (as we already saw in Angry Owl), he’s determined that it should be the greatest swimming day ever. However, things don’t always go according to plan and, with some humorous situations along the way, he has to learn a few lessons before he has a wonderful day. Kerryn Ponter’s charming and witty illustrations bring the story to life.

Books in this series explore the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports; basic physical science concepts are explained in an engaging and accessible manner.; ; Each volume in the series focuses on one sport and opens with a brief look at the featured sport’s origins, history and changes to rules, equipment, or techniques. Subsequent chapters cover the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. The full-color text is augmented by fact boxes, sidebars, photos, and detailed diagrams, charts and graphs. In addition, a subject-specific glossary, bibliography and index provide further tools for researching the sports and concepts discussed throughout the volume.