Children's Nonfiction Water Sports
Swimming Science
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2008
- Category
- Water Sports, How Things Work-Are Made, Anatomy & Physiology
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 4
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778745556
- Publish Date
- Dec 2008
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778745389
- Publish Date
- Dec 2008
- List Price
- $25.95
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Description
Swimming is a competitive sport enjoyed by people around the world. Come inside and see how swimmers use new technologies to achieve faster times. There are high-tech body suits to overcome drag as swimmers glide through the water, and energy gels and sports drinks help fuel swimmers’ bodies.
About the author
Hélène Boudreau is a Canadian writer and artist. A native of Isle Madame, Nova Scotia, she writes fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults from her home in Markham, Ontario. She's the author of seven novels for children including the first Red Dune Adventure, Keep Out! and Acadian Star, which was nominated for the 2009–2010 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award. Visit her website at heleneboudreau.com.