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Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory  Cover Image Book Book

Sakamoto's swim club : how a teacher led an unlikely team to victory / written by Julie Abery ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki.

Abery, Julie (author.). Sasaki, Chris (illustrator.).

Summary:

"The true story of science teacher Soichi Sakamoto, who formed a champion swim club consisting of the Hawaiian and Japanese children of impoverished sugarcane workers in the 1930s. Without a proper pool to swim in, Sakamoto trained his team in irrigation ditches and coached the kids to swim against the natural current, building up the swimmers' strength and endurance. The team overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles and surged onto the national swimming scene, dominating events both in the United States and across the world. Almost lost to history, the sugar ditch kids' story is an inspiration to athletes around the world."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781525300318 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Sakamoto, Soichi, 1906-1997 > Juvenile literature.
Swim teams > Hawaii > Maui > History > Juvenile literature.
Swimming > Hawaii > Maui > History > Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Picture books for children.
Genre: Stories in rhyme.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at University College of the North Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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The Pas Campus Library GV 838.4 .U6 A23 2021 (Text) 58500000808493 UCNPicture Volume hold Available -


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