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Carregando... Saturday Is Swimming Dayde Hyewon Yum
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"Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. When she gets to the pool it's loud, the floor is wet and slippery, and her swim cap is too tight. Her swimming instructor, Mary, says it's OK to sit by the edge if she doesn't want to get in the water this week. The next Saturday the girl has a stomachache again, but with Mary's gentle encouragement, she eventually manages to make it into the pool to practice her kicks. Little by little, the girl's confidence grows -- until one Saturday comes around when she has no stomachache at all! In a charming and relatable story about trying something new, author-illustrator Hyewon Yum shows that sometimes a little bravery and a lot of patience are all you need to face your fear" --From the publisher. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Yum illustrates the main character's mood and feelings through her body language in every single illustration. If you isolated just the main character from each illustration and removed everything else including the text, I bet most people would still be able to "read" the story and get the gist of what happens.
I appreciated seeing two joyful, confident Black swimmers in the class as well as a Black teacher; I believe there is generally a lower percentage of people who have learned to swim among Black people than other racial groups, which sometimes results in tragedies. The characters in this book help to reinforce that swimming is for all people and everyone should know how to swim.
I also appreciate that all the characters -- the little swimmers and the teacher and the mom -- all have normal, realistic bodies. Body image impacts too many people's enjoyment of the water, so the more healthy & normal bodies of all shapes and sizes we see in bathing suits and swimming, the better. ( )