{"id":37354,"date":"2015-06-09T12:33:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T16:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=37354"},"modified":"2015-06-04T13:24:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T17:24:01","slug":"swimming-swimming-by-gary-clement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/swimming-swimming-by-gary-clement\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming, Swimming by Gary Clement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Swimming,<\/a>If you look up Gary Clement<\/a>\u2019s Twitter<\/a>, you’ll see just two labels he reveals about himself: “Cartoonist, swimmer.” His talent and passion for both are clearly evident here.<\/p>\n

Artist that he is, Clements’ illustrations, of course, speak volumes\u00a0\u2013 the endpapers back and front even\u00a0include a ‘how-to’ on perfecting your strokes. Text, as minimal as it is \u2013 albeit writ colorfully large when it (rarely) appears \u2013 is apparently the lyrics to the song, “Swimming, Swimming”<\/a>: you can learn it for yourself, including the accompanying hand movements, right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Digressions aside, we’re slowly waking up in a bedroom that belongs to a boy who obviously breathes water. His walls sport two oversized swimming posters, the shirt on his floor is a graphic swimming-T, his goggles, fins, and flip-flops await the rest of his body; even\u00a0his roommate is another swimmer, although\u00a0he’s rather diminutive, has\u00a0gills, and orange skin. No matter, he’s another\u00a0fish in water, too!<\/p>\n

Finally up and about, the boy dashes out of his house to meet three waiting friends. Together they air-swim their way to the community pool, conga-line style! After their mandatory pre-swim shower (such a welcome reminder, ahem!), the kids commence their swimming, swimming\u00a0… “Oh don’t you wish you never had anything else to do?” the entire pool population chimes in!<\/p>\n

At the end of a wet, wonderful day, the ice cream truck awaits before the friends line-swim on home to enjoy dinner\u00a0with the family. And, absolutely yes, eat dessert first … life is short, and summer passes all too quickly!<\/p>\n

What Clements ‘shows-not-tells’ is\u00a0as effective as any words. His four friends represent: gender and ethnicity, check. Diversity is found throughout the pool: age, generations, body types, style choices, check. The entertaining energy of youth never stops and\u00a0Clements’ pages are appropriately always in motion, whether crawl-ing in the deep end, getting lost in the pull-down of a shirt, or exchanging a coin for a chocolate cone. Rest only happens in the beginning and end\u00a0\u2013 in bed, asleep!<\/p>\n

Swimming<\/em> is the perfect companion to JiHyeon Lee’s wordless\u00a0Pool<\/em><\/a>: both make for refreshing adventures as schools end, temperatures rise, and those cooling waters beckon. Just make sure the books stay safe and dry. You’re going to want to dive back in again and again.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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