When You Can Swim (Spanish Edition)

Un homenaje respetuoso al aprendizaje de la natación con un grupo diverso de niños y familias que experimentan el gozo misterioso del agua en la naturaleza. En esta exploración de lo que realmente significa nadar, amplias estampas presentan playeros, lagos llenos de taninos y la sensación del agua de una cascada cayendo sobre unos hombros bañados por el sol. Pero ¿qué pasa con las personas que les temen a las formas misteriosas del agua y se resisten a aprender a nadar? El escritor y dibujante Jack Wong pintar una imagen convincente de las muchas de las alegrías y sorpresas que encierra el agua, presentando un viaje poético y empoderador que invita a los niños a encontrar la confianza para recibir la calidez y la maravilla del mundo natural. A reverent celebration of learning to swim among a diverse cast of children and families who each experience the mysterious joys of water in nature. In this exploration of what it truly means to swim, expansive vignettes introduce sandpipers, tannin-soaked lakes, and the feeling of a small waterfall on sun-soaked shoulders. But what about those who are afraid of the water's mysterious ways and resist learning to swim? Painting a compelling picture of the many joys and surprises that the water holds, artist and author Jack Wong has delivered an empowering, poetic journey that invites children to discover their confidence within to receive the warmth and wonder of the natural world. JACK WONG has created a masterpiece drawn from his lived experience of growing up with a grandmother who spent her childhood in the rivers of Borneo and a mother - growing up in late 1950s China - who was forbidden to learn to swim. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Jack holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada, where he now lives with his wife and two cats.