Books with title Going Swimming

This wonderfully interactive story for young readers lets them read along with the story, find fun elements in the scenes, and solve puzzles all while learning about new - and sometimes scary - experiences. Children can later fill in the certificate at the end to show friends and family they completed this experience themselves! Part of Parragon's First Experiences series, young children will love the opportunity to make their first swimming experiences more fun.

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.

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Drawing on his own memories of the best days of summer in the city, Gary Clement brings us an illustrated version of the beloved classic “Swimming, swimming in a swimming pool,” full of fun and humor. The illustrations show a young boy and his friends spending a carefree day at the neighborhood pool. We see them walk to the pool together, change into their trunks and then spend hours swimming, cavorting, splashing, and diving. The pool is full of moms, dads, other kids and babies, all enjoying a chance to cool off on a hot summer day. The boy returns home, tired but happy, and falls asleep holding onto his goggles in anticipation of another delightful day at the pool. The book includes a short explanation of the hand gestures for the song and a link to a video demonstration.