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In this twenty-ninth Heidi Heckelbeck adventure, Heidi and her friends have a pool party!

When Heidi’s swim team, the Little Mermaids, want to raise money for new swim caps and goggles, Heidi helps with the perfect idea: They should throw a pool party! The temperature in Brewster has been hot, hot, hot, and all the kids in town are looking for a way to cool down. With the help of her team, friends, and a little magic, Heidi brings her pool party idea to life.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Heidi Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Excerpt

SHABBY CHIC

 

  Heidi had a hairy problem.

  No sooner had she tucked one side of her hair into her swim cap than several strands on the other side fell out. She stuffed them back in. Then a few more strands spilled over her eyes.

   

  “Oh, merg!” she growled, and pushed those stray hairs back in too. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t make her hair stay inside that floppy old cap.

  “It’s all stretched out,” Heidi complained.

  Mia Marshall, who was in line with Heidi, turned around.

  “My cap’s baggy too!” Mia said.

   

   

  Heidi put her finger inside her cap, pulled, and let go. It didn’t snap back like a new cap. It sagged.

  Both girls laughed. Then Mia faced the pool. It was her turn to swim. She pulled on her goggles.

   

   

  Snap! The strap broke.

  “Oh no!” Mia exclaimed. “Now I have to get another pair of goggles!” She ran to the locker room.

   

  Heidi stepped to the edge of the pool and carefully pulled on her own goggles. Then she dove in. Ahhhhhh, she thought as she glided through the water. I love to swim.

   

   

  After one lap, Heidi’s vision became blurry and her eyes began to sting.

  My goggles are leaking! Heidi thought.

  She stopped to empty her goggles. Then she strapped them on and went back to swimming.

   

  Glub! Glub! Glub! More water leaked in as her goggles filled up all over again.

   

  Heidi popped to the surface. Coach Poole tossed her a pink foam noodle.

  “Use this to finish your lap, Heidi,” Coach instructed.

   

  Heidi leaned on the noodle and began to flutter kick. She moved faster and faster through the water. Just before she reached the wall, the foam noodle cracked in two.

   

  “Not my noodle, too!” called out Heidi. “The only thing I CAN’T break is Mia’s one-lap record!”

  Coach Poole shook her head and sighed. “It’s not you, Heidi,” she said. “That’s the second broken noodle today. Our equipment is falling apart!”

  The whole team had noticed it. The towels in the locker room had become faded and shabby.

   

  The swim noodles looked like mice had nibbled them. And the kickboards and fins had chips and cracks.

  Coach Poole picked up the broken noodle. “Well, run-down equipment can’t stop the Little Mermaids!” she declared. Then she blew her whistle. “Everybody back to work!”

  All the girls cheered, except Heidi. Why do we have to have crummy old equipment? she wondered. Maybe there’s something we can do…?

   

About The Author

Wanda Coven has always loved magic. When she was little, she used to make secret potions from smooshed shells and acorns. Then she would pretend to transport herself and her friends to enchanted places. Now she visits other worlds through writing. Wanda lives with her husband and son in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They have three cats: Hilda, Agnes, and Claw-dia.

About The Illustrator

(c) Priscilla Burris

Priscilla Burris has illustrated numerous books for children, parents, and teachers. She enjoys cake painting and creating art for products that include murals, greeting cards, and rubber stamps. Priscilla lives with her family in Southern California.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Little Simon (July 1, 2020)
  • Length: 128 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781534461284
  • Ages: 5 - 9

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