Swimming in Action

by John Crossingham, Niki Walker

People enjoy swimming for exercise and as a fun recreational activity. Swimming in Action will inform kids about the basic strokes and techniques plus highlight a few games. Clear text and lovely color elements include: - the four strokes - freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly - poolside safety, rules, and CPR - how and where to dive - the world of racing

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[Anjanette Avila · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the book. I think it is full of information about swimming. I liked how it teaches you the different strokes in swimming. What to wear, to protect yourself when swimming. I also like how it tells you to do a warm-up before going swimming so you won't get a cramp. The only thing I didn't like was that I don't believe that the book is very engaging for young children.

I would use this book to talk about the importance of knowing how to swim. I would bring to the class the protective gear. I would like for the class to take a field trip to the swimming pool, so they could get lessons on how to swim and protect themselves around pools and other masses of water. If not then I would demonstrate how to breath when swimming. I would have the children practice holding their breath. Then I would show the children how to wear the protective gear when swimming.

[Judy W · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was more technical: it included "how to".