diving

Text and photographs explore the sport of extreme cliff diving.

"Sir Sebastian Stockingbottomham needs your help on this madcap diving expedition! ... Share in the fun by following the interactive read-aloud prompts! Learn how to talk like you're underwater, take part in some very silly shenanigans, and get ready to laugh"--Provided by publisher.

"T'Shawn and his family have been struggling ever since his dad died. But they finally got out of the homeless shelter and into a small apartment on Chicago's South Side. T studies hard, and when he gets the opportunity to join a prestigious diving team at the local private swim club, he is eager to sign up. It will be a struggle to pay for it, but T thinks his mom can swing it . . . until he finds out that Lamont, his older brother, is coming home, getting released from prison early. Now everything will change. Then a diving scholarship is offered to T'Shawn, and he is able to put his frustration with his brother into his diving practice. But when criminal activity increases in the neigborhood, and people in the community automatically blame Lamont, T'Shawn begins to worry that maybe his brother hasn't left his criminal past behind. And he struggles to hold on to the hope that they can put the broken pieces of their damaged relationship back together"--Jacket flap.

Extreme Cliff Diving presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport. The carefully written, considerate text will hold the readers' interest and allow for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along.

Extreme cave diving presents the thrills and spills of this intriguing extreme sport.

"Luciana can't wait to take off for 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 when Luci has an underwater crisis. Suddenly making the dive team isn't her biggest worry. She'll have to conquer her fears if she ever wants it to Mars. If she can't, will she have to kiss her dreams of becoming an astronaut good-bye?"--Back cover.

To finish summer swimming lessons, Eugene brings out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to confront the "Blobby Blob-Blob" at the deep end of the pool.

"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons. He's passed his swim test. It's just... maybe he should do some stretches first. 'Looks easy,' says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back"--Provided by publisher.

A new boy in town turns Callie Boone's world upside-down, and suddenly diving practice and an Olympic dream become secondary.

Geronimo Stilton, publisher of "The Rodent's Gazette" in New Mouse City, travels with his friends to the Ratlapagos Islands in search of treasure, and soon begin to suspect they are not the only ones involved in the quest.