Ruby Learns to Swim

by Phillip Gwynne, Tamsin Ainslie (Illustrations)

A delight for parents to read aloud, and for children to chant along, this gorgeously illustrated picture book will encourage all young children to discover the joy of swimming
 
Splash the water
Splash the water
Learn to swim!
Blow big bubbles
Blow big bubbles
Learn to swim! This joyous, chant-out-loud picture book will encourage the most reluctant child to have fun in the water and learn to swim.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Phillip Gwynne's first novel Deadly Unna? the literary hit of 1998, has now sold over 180,000 copies. It was made into the feature film Australian Rules for which Phillip won an AFI award. The sequel, Nukkin Ya, was published to great acclaim in 2000. He has also written The Worst Team Ever, Born to Bake, and A Chook Called Harry in the Aussie Bites series, and Jetty Rats. Phillip's latest novel, the adult detective thriller The Build Up, is being made into a 13-part TV series on SBS, and his YA novel, Swerve, will be published in 2010.

He now lives in Leura, New South Wales, with his wife and three children: aged 17, 2 and 1

Reviews

[Lauri Meyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cute learn to swim book uses repetition to create a nice flow. The moves are exactly what my little kids are taught in their swimming lessons!

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like how the different swimsuits showed this didn’t just happen in one day, but she made progress through time.

[Nanny B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Repetitive

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun to read with actions and as a chant