Download or read book Splash written by Howard Means and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choose a stroke and get paddling through the human history of swimming! From man's first recorded dip into what's now the driest spot on earth to the splashing, sparkling pool party in your backyard, humans have been getting wet for 10,000 years. And for most of modern history, swimming has caused a ripple that touches us all--the heroes and the ordinary folk; the real and the mythic. Splash! dives into Egypt, winds through ancient Greece and Rome, flows mostly underground through the Dark and Middle Ages (at least in Europe), and then reemerges in the wake of the Renaissance before taking its final lap at today's Olympic games. Along the way, it kicks away the idea that swimming is just about moving through water, about speed or great feats of aquatic endurance, and shows you how much more it can be. Its history offers a multi-tiered tour through religion, fashion, architecture, sanitation and public health, colonialism, segregation and integration, sexism, sexiness, guts, glory, and much, much more. Unique and compelling, Splash! sweeps across the whole of humankind's swimming history--and just like jumping into a pool on a hot summer's day, it has fun along the way.
Download or read book Splash and Bubbles Splash s Swim School written by The Jim Henson Company and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the Reeftown Rangers versus Splash's old school of fusilier fish in an underwater dance-off! Though Splash, Bubbles, and friends may not swim in sync, they have just as much "school spirit" as any group in the ocean.
Download or read book Swim Smooth written by Paul Newsome and published by Fernhurst Books Limited. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform your technique in the water and become a better swimmer with this remarkable new approach to freestyle swimming, suitable for all levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced, as well as swimming coaches. Aimed at both fitness and competitive swimmers, it explains what makes a successful stroke and how to develop your own swimming style. _x000D_The Swim Smooth approach, developed by consultants to the gold medal winning British Triathlon team, helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your stroke and provides drill and training tips to make the most of your time in the water. It accepts differences in individual swimmers and shows you how to understand the fundamentals of swimming to find a style that works for you. Technique, fitness training, racing skills and open water swimming are all covered, with photographs and 3D graphics helping you to put theory into practice. _x000D_Swim efficiently. Swim fast. Swim Smooth.
Download or read book Splash written by Charli Howard and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A much-needed book that will strike a chord with so many girls - and help them dare to be different." - Jacqueline Wilson Molly is in her final year of primary school, with secret dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer. Having always lived in the shadow of her manipulative friend, Chloe, Molly finally has the chance to compete in a regional swimming contest and define herself on her own terms. But with the pressure of fitting in, and the sudden arrival of her mysterious mum, will she give up on her dreams for a shot at popularity? A hugely exciting debut with a classic underdog story, a wonderfully relatable protagonist, and an important message of friendship, body positivity, and celebrating who you are. "I loved the voice in this accomplished debut, which touches on important issues of bullying and body dysmorphia." - Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
Download or read book Swim Splash in the Sea written by Parragon Books and published by Parragon Books. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jabari Jumps written by Gaia Cornwall and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almost absolutely ready to make a giant splash. Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He’s finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he’s a great jumper, so he’s not scared at all. “Looks easy,” says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly appealing tale of overcoming your fears, newcomer Gaia Cornwall captures a moment between a patient and encouraging father and a determined little boy you can’t help but root for.
Download or read book Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim written by Leonard/Shapiro and published by Kimberly Press. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stewie-the-Duck really wants to go swimming with his friends, but first he must learn the water safety rules.
Download or read book Swim written by Lynn Sherr and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the nature and appeal of swimming, from the history of the strokes to aspects of modern Olympic competition, as well as the author's personal experiences and milestones in the sport.
Download or read book Sunny Makes a Splash A Graphic Novel Sunny 4 written by Jennifer L. Holm and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest in the New York Times bestselling Sunny series brings Sunny into a sink-or-swim summer, where she needs to float her first job and dive into her first maybe-flirtation. It's summer, and Sunny is BORED. Most of her friends are out of town. Her mom wants her to baby-sit way more than Sunny wants to baby-sit. There's nothing good on TV. The only place that's cool (in a not-boring sense) and cool (in a not-hot sense) 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 soft ice-cream like a pro . . . with the assistance of the very sweet boy who works with her. Sunny's mom isn't sure Sunny should be quite so independent. But Sunny is definitely sure: Life is best when it's free swim.
Download or read book Splash written by Claire Cashmore and published by . This book was released on 2022-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fun-filled and uplifting sports story is based on UK Paralympic gold medalist Claire Cashmore's real-life experience of being afraid of water! A story brimming with positivity, it will inspire readers, differently abled or not, to persevere and overcome their fears.
Download or read book Splash in the Ocean written by and published by Houghton Mifflin School. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains materials designed to aid students in understanding the stories and lessons in Program K of the Trophies : a Harcourt reading/language art program. to read simple texts.
Download or read book Contested Waters written by Jeff Wiltse and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long 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, swimming pools reflect many of the tensions and transformations that have given rise to modern America.
Download or read book Day Trips with a Splash written by Pancho Doll and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find the best water in the Golden State with Swimming Holes of California, which covers from the northern redwoods to the southern deserts with trips in Humboldt, Shasta, Yosemite, Santa Barbara, the Laguna Mountains, and more. It features 105 spots ranging from the child- friendly to those requiring a strenuous approach.
Download or read book Swimming Lessons written by Claire Fuller and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Oprah Editor's Pick and NPR Best Book of the Year From the author of the award-winning and word-of-mouth sensation Our Endless Numbered Days comes an exhilarating literary mystery that will keep readers guessing until the final page. Ingrid Coleman writes letters to her husband, Gil, about the truth of their marriage, but instead of giving them to him, she hides them in the thousands of books he has collected over the years. When Ingrid has written her final letter she disappears from a Dorset beach, leaving behind her beautiful but dilapidated house by the sea, her husband, and her two daughters, Flora and Nan. Twelve years later, Gil thinks he sees Ingrid from a bookshop window, but he’s getting older and this unlikely sighting is chalked up to senility. Flora, who has never believed her mother drowned, returns home to care for her father and to try to finally discover what happened to Ingrid. But what Flora doesn’t realize is that the answers to her questions are hidden in the books that surround her. Scandalous and whip-smart, Swimming Lessons holds the Coleman family up to the light, exposing the mysterious truths of a passionate and troubled marriage.
Download or read book The Whale in My Swimming Pool written by Joyce Wan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in board book! The story of a boy who discovers a whale in his pool one hot summer day.
Download or read book Swimming and Water Safety written by Canadian Red Cross Society and published by St. Louis, Mo. ; Toronto : Mosby Lifeline. This book was released on 1995 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and techniques of swimming and diving, safety rescue techniques, and skills for a variety of aquatic activities.
Download or read book Peppa Goes Swimming Peppa Pig written by Scholastic and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new storybook featuring Peppa -- a lovable, slightly bossy little piggy! Peppa and George are going swimming, but George is a bit scared. How will Mummy and Daddy pig ever convince him to get in the pool? Now in ebook!
