Water and babies are often a frightening combination. Pools and bottles can all be very dangerous threats； each year， about 350 children under the age of five drown. But lately， more and more parents are taking steps to prevent that： Across the nation， parents are sending their babies to the swimming lessons.
　　The intention of these lessons is not to turn babies into swimmers， but rather to form “self-rescue” behaviors if necessary. In their closely monitored lessons， babies are taught to kick， roll over， and hold their breath for short periods of time. And， as it turns out， these lessons are not only life-saving， but they also make for very lovely photos.
　　Photographer Seth Casteel first achieved fame with his internationally famous？Underwater Puppies. Now， he’s turning his lens toward babies — not only for their natural cuteness， but to help promote the importance of baby swimming lessons.
　　Though it may be shocking at first to see babies underwater， these babies are 100% safe and closely monitored.
　　The aim of this very successful program is to prevent baby drowning， which is the leading cause of injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4.
　　Babies as young as one year old are able to take lessons. Now， books and calendars of these amazing photos are being sold to help promote the importance of infant swimming lessons.
　　It’s a beautiful work in a truly beautiful way！
　　Vocabulary
　　drown v. 淹死
　　monitor v. 监控，监视
　　puppy n. 幼犬（pl. puppies）
　　lens n. 镜头
　　promote v. 促进
　　calendar n. 日历
　　（Is it amazing？ Swimming can not only build up our body but also help save our life.）