Emily Windsnap doesn't know how to swim. Her mother has always cautioned her to stay out of the water. But it's hard to make friends at the beach when everyone else is having fun in the waves! So when swimming lessons start at school, Emily is excited to finally have the chance to learn. Standing beside the pool, she feels the water calling her, but when she jumps in, she gets a strange, kind of scary sensation . . . like her legs are stuck together....

4) Unbeatable Betty: the first female Olympic track & field gold medalist

Author

Kimmel, Allison Crotzer

Pub. Date

[2020]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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Describes how after winning the 1928 Olympics, Betty Robinson survived a plane crash and disabling injuries that she overcame to win the gold medal again during the 1936 Olympics.

5) Me and the sky: Captain Beverley Bass, pioneering pilot

Author

Bass, Beverley

Pub. Date

[2019]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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Presents an overview of the life and accomplishments of Beverley Bass, describing how she became the first female captain and proved that women can do anything men can do.

6) The Kid and the Chameleon

Author

Mabry, Sheri

Series

Time to read. Level 3 Reading independently
Kid and the Chameleon Time to Read Level 3

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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When Tessy meets Newton the chameleon she is determined that they will be friends, but quickly learns that children and chameleons have little in common. Includes facts about chameleons.

7) The Kid and the Chameleon sleepover

Author

Mabry, Sheri

Series

Time to read. Level 3 Reading independently
Kid and the chameleon volume 2

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Tessy invites Newton the chameleon for a sleepover, but neither one enjoys it until they stop trying to have "kid fun" or "chameleon fun" and have "friend fun" instead. Includes facts about chameleons.

8) The kid and the chameleon go to school

Author

Mabry, Sheri

Series

Time to read. Level 3 Reading independently
Kid and the chameleon volume 3

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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Tessy takes Newton the chameleon to school, where he is bored and troublesome, but when they finally go outside he shows Tessy there is more than one way to learn. Includes facts about chameleons.

9) My family, your family, our families

Author

Berne, Emma Carlson

Series

How are we alike and different?

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

Description

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Families come in different sizes, but everybody needs people to care about them! How Are We Alike and Different? Find out in My Family, Your Family, Our Families.

10) Shona finds her voice

Author

Kessler, Liz

Series

World of Emily Windsnap volume 2

Pub. Date

2022.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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"Emily Windsnap's best friend, Shona Silkfin, is a mermaid who loves to sing . . . but only when she is by herself. So when Shiprock School announces a talent show whose winner will have the honor of meeting King Neptune, everyone is excited to perform--except Shona, who is too nervous to sign up. But when Emily overhears her friend singing, she's amazed by Shona's beautiful voice. With Emily's encouragement, Shona decides to enter the talent show--and...

11) The truth about Aaron

Author

Kessler, Liz

Series

World of Emily Windsnap volume 3

Pub. Date

2023.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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When his trident pendant is stolen, Aaron embarks on a high-seas adventure, along with his best friends Emily Windsnap and Shona Silkfin, to retrieve it, learning the royal meaning behind this keepsake, which changes everything.