Author: Amber Stewart
Illustrator: Layn Marlow
For Ages: 3 to 7
No. of Pages: 28
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-54506-163-6
Meet Scramble, an otter, that errr… cannot swim! He can do forward roly-polys, slippery rock hopping, mud sliding and everything else that an otter ought to do but swim.
That is, until his sister has a brainwave.
‘You have got to start small,’ she says. Soon Scramble can swim and even tumble under-water.
The story did make me wonder if this story can be used to motivate children to learn swimming. Just a thought.
It’s inspiring in its own way especially for little children as they now begin to cope with the rigors and challenges of school. ‘Starting small’ can be an incredible learning for children as they learn to overcome obstacles in academics and relationships.
Excerpt
So, on that Monday, Scramble started small. He hopped along the river bed, keeping his toes off the bottom just that bit longer every time.
On Tuesday, he did higher hops and floating (with holding on) in between.
On Wednesday, Scramble did floating with no holding on.
And, on Thursday, he did a little kicking and then a lot of kicking to the Halfway Stone.
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