Washoe County Library System

Trying to raise money for her swim team's caps and goggles, Heidi Heckelbeck organizes a pool party during a super-hot summer week for the kids in her neighborhood.

Fraidy Katie Catz learns to swim with the help of Patsy Polarbear.

Wombat makes friends with a platypus who teaches him to swim.

Celebrates a great summer day of childhood near and in a river.

When two dogs, Whistle and Spot, play at racing and jumping, sometimes one wins and sometimes the other one does, but until Spot learns to swim, Whistle always beats him across the pond.

All of Maggie's focus and free time is spent swimming. She's not only striving to earn scholarships―she's training to qualify for the Olympics. It helps that her best friend, Levi, is also on the team, and cheers her on. But Levi's already earned an Olympic tryout, so Maggie feels even more pressure to succeed. And it's not until Maggie's away on a college visit that she realizes how much of the "typical" high school experience she's missed by being...

Photographs and simple, rhyming text reveal what goes on beneath the surface as various dogs swim to fetch their favorite toys. Includes facts about the different dog breeds depicted.

Photographs and simple, rhyming text reveal what goes on beneath the surface at the puppy pool party.

Edward, a shy young bear, is not ready for birthday pool parties with high-spirited, grade-school bears.

After Freddy is pushed into deep water by a couple of toughs, he decides to learn to swim.