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Cover of Daisy Dives In: Daisy swimming underwater beside a manatee.

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Daisy Dives In

Daisy relearns to swim, then saves a manatee who is different too.

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Ages
4 to 10
Grades
K to 5
Themes
Courage, Science and nature
Series
The Adventures of Daisy

For parents

On her first day home, Daisy jumps in the pool and nearly sinks. Three-legged dogs swim differently! With courage and help, she learns a new way to swim and then helps a struggling manatee with a disability like hers. A story about perseverance, water safety, and helping others.

For teachers

Use it for perseverance and growth mindset, plus science links to buoyancy, manatee facts, and conservation. Includes water safety talking points.

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Look inside

Add 3 to 6 spreads here. Give each one a sentence of alt text: who is on the page, what they are doing, and how they feel.

The true story behind the book

It really happened

We had to rescue Daisy twice on her first day. Here is the real video of her learning to swim.

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Talk about it

  1. Why was swimming hard for Daisy at first?
  2. What did Daisy do when she felt scared?
  3. How did Daisy help the manatee?

Free activities to go with it

Draw Daisy

Ages 4 to 1015 minFine motor and drawing

Watch Patrick Carlson draw Daisy step by step. Pick connect-the-dots, tracing, coloring, or guide pages.

Start Draw DaisyOpens the Draw Daisy site

Free Daisy Activity Book

Ages 4 to 8Print and keepEarly reading and fine motor

Twelve pages of mazes, a word search, coloring, spot the difference, and manatee facts.

Start Free Daisy Activity BookGrown-ups: opens the sign-up on Daisy's game site

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