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1) Jabari jumps
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English
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"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Sophia bravely dives down to discover the secrets under the sea. She encounters beautiful fish and floating forests. Farther down, the dark water is full of tentacles and treasures. Deep underwater, she is never alone. Do you dare dive down after her?"--
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Series
Bindi behind the scenes volume 4
Publisher
Random House Australia
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"Since her twin brother, Eddie, drowned five years ago, sixteen-year-old Elsie Main has tried to remember what really happened that fateful day on the beach. When cute, mysterious Tay introduces Elsie to the world of freediving, she vows to find the answers she seeks at the bottom of the sea." --
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"With spreads of informational content interspersed throughout, Constellation of the Deep is a charming picture book featuring the same character from The Golden Glow that details the wonders of the underwater world and celebrates observing the beauty of nature"--
9) Cannonball
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Determined to execute the perfect cannonball dive, a boy tries to follow everyone's advice but finally hears Nan, an expert and former champion, who advises doing it his own way.
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Series
Choose your own adventure volume 2
Publisher
Chooseco
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
While exploring the seas for the lost continent of Atlantis, you are separated from your diving vessel. By choosing specific pages, you determine the outcome.
11) Treasure tracks
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Fin drags his reluctant father on a diving hunt for a missing treasure, hoping that finding the family legacy will help his ailing Abuelo.
12) Diver
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Publisher
Flying Eye Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Emma practices tirelessly to become a great diver, but as competition day approaches, her nerves get the better of her, and her confidence begins to wane. When she picks up a penny for good luck, she has no idea that this little copper coin has dreamed of becoming a diver for his entire life! With a lot of hard work, a little luck advice from Dad, and one big wish, Emma and the penny both live their dreams in their own ways. In this humorous story,...
13) The depths
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Eulalie Island should be a paradise, but to Addie Spencer, it’s more like a prison. Forced to tag along to the remote island on her mother’s honeymoon, Addie isn’t thrilled about being trapped there for two weeks. The island is stunning, with its secluded beaches and forests full of white flowers. But there's something eerie and unsettling about the place. After Addie meets an enigmatic boy on the beach, all the flowers start turning pink....
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Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Runaway ferrets, former BFF drama-trauma, and one gigantic (and very, very public) belly flop. No doubt about it, Callie Boone's summer is crummy. The only things keeping her afloat are dive practice with her dad and a top-secret Olympic dream. Then a boy named Hoot-who is not her boyfriend!-moves in next door and turns her world upside down and right-side up.
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Publisher
NorthSouth Books Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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When two unlikely friends build a vessel capable of taking them to the bottom of the ocean and find a missing treasure, the truth turns out to be far more amazing. A mixture of STEM and animal adventure recommended for kids fascinated by engineering or invention.
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Luciana Vega wants to be the first kid on Mars. But first she's got to be a good team player here on Earth."--Page 4 of cover.
In her second novel, Luciana is off to youth astronaut training camp! She hopes to be chosen to dive to an underwater habitat where real astronauts train for life in space. But when Luci accuses her diving partner of sabotage, no one believes her and her chances of making the diving team sink fast. Things hit rock bottom...
17) The handbook
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his elderly neighbors move out and leave an especially promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it. He only has the chance to grab one box before his mom catches him and orders him in for dinner, though. When mysterious goings-on begin to occur in the neighborhood, the trio investigates the hidden box from Jack's garage. In it, they find the Secret...
18) Deep water
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's the most important rule of scuba diving: If you don't feel right, don't go down. So after her father falls ill, twelve-year-old Julie Sims must take over and lead two of his clients on a dive miles off the coast of Alabama while her father stays behind in the boat. When the clients, a reckless boy Julie's age and his equally foolhardy father, disregard Julie's instructions during the dive, she quickly realizes she's in over her head. And once...
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Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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An unscrupulous entrepreneur forces Hector's family to close their business, as he seeks to find a magic pearl. Hector decides to find a way to thwart his plans.
When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father....
Author
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Harper Proulx has lived her whole life with unanswered questions about her anonymous sperm donor father. She's convinced that without knowing him, she can't know herself. When a chance Instagram post connects Harper to a half sibling, that connection yields many more and ultimately leads Harper to uncover her father's identity. So, fresh from a painful breakup and still reeling with anxiety that reached a lifetime high during the pandemic, Harper...
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