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Snipp, Snapp, Snurr Learn to Swim

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Snipp, Snapp and Snurr, the three Swedish boys, learn about safety and precaution in this fun tale.

The boys spend the summer at a coastal cottage while their father is on a business trip. The lure of the water is strong but after two mishaps, one very minor but the other potentially serious, the boys are taught to swim so that they will be safe around the water. They even enter a swimming race after their father returns.

One thing I really liked about this story is that it did not try to have the boys learn to swim in a single lessor or day. Instead it talks about all the various lessons (treading water, back float, dog paddle, etc.). This is good for children who might otherwise get discouraged if they don't seem to learn as quickly as storybook characters.

Each pair of pages has the story on one side and a painted illustration by the author on the other. Check out the other Snipp, Snapp, Snurr books (and the Flicka, Ricka, Dicka books).