Julie Abery
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The true story of science teacher Soichi Sakamoto, who formed a champion swim club consisting of the Hawaiian and Japanese children of impoverished sugarcane workers in the 1930s. Without a proper pool to swim in, Sakamoto trained his team in irrigation ditches and coached the kids to swim against the natural current, building up the swimmers' strength and endurance. The team overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles and surged onto the national...
2) Little Tiger
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the early morning, Little Tiger wakes everyone up as he sets out on a jungle adventure, with his mother following close behind.
3) Little Panda
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
Little Panda goes on an adventure in the snow for the first time, with his mother always close by.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This heartwarming picture book tells the true story of João Pereira de Souza, who found a Magellanic penguin covered in oil and starving near his home on an island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. João spent a week cleaning the creature's tarred feathers and feeding him a daily diet of fish before taking him back to the sea to let him go. But the penguin wouldn't leave! He stayed with João for eleven months until finally disappearing. Now, every...
5) Yusra swims
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography in rhyme relates the story of Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini"--
