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4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Story teaching about winning and losing
A nice story about a child going to a swim meet. She is nervous but participates nevertheless. It teaches about winning and losing and with a hopeful note at the end of doing better next time. Especially recommend it for young children joining a swim team or learning to swim.
Published on June 23, 2000 by Andrew Gill
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Aquatic "class warfare"?
Being of Puerto Rican heritage myself, I was excited to read "Get Set! Swim!", a children's book which combines a story by Jeannine Atkins with illustrations by Hector Viveros Lee. The book is about Jessenia, a young girl from the city who is on a swim team. Her mother, who reminisces about her own girlhood in Puerto Rico, is very supportive of Jessenia's...
Published on January 5, 2002 by Michael J. Mazza
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Aquatic "class warfare"?,
This review is from: Get Set Swim (Hardcover)
Being of Puerto Rican heritage myself, I was excited to read "Get Set! Swim!", a children's book which combines a story by Jeannine Atkins with illustrations by Hector Viveros Lee. The book is about Jessenia, a young girl from the city who is on a swim team. Her mother, who reminisces about her own girlhood in Puerto Rico, is very supportive of Jessenia's athletic activity.Unfortunately, there is a pronounced "class warfare" element to the book that I disliked. The girls compete against a suburban team. The suburban girls are never developed as real characters; they seem to be nameless symbols of class privelege. The urban girl characters complain about the unfairness of competing with these suburban girls who have better houses and a better pool. Because there is no interaction between the two teams outside of the water, I found the story unsatisfying. Atkins certainly raises some relevant issues, but seems unwilling to deal with them at a more meaningful level.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Story teaching about winning and losing,
This review is from: Get Set Swim (Hardcover)
A nice story about a child going to a swim meet. She is nervous but participates nevertheless. It teaches about winning and losing and with a hopeful note at the end of doing better next time.Especially recommend it for young children joining a swim team or learning to swim.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great combination of Latino Heritage and Self-Esteem,
This review is from: Get Set Swim (Hardcover)
This book is a definite page turner for all adolescents. It establishes the act of courage and demonstrates a positive result when one stays focused. The illustration is parallel to the vivid narration that is used throughout the text.
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Get Set Swim by Jeannine Atkins (Hardcover - January 9, 1998)
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