Welbeck Children’s ISBN 9781913519001 £12.99
This is a charming book for younger readers. It encourages them to “move and groove like the animals do!” The creatures featured come from around the world, and the range is wide – flamingo, lemur, crab, baby owl, lizard, dolphin, penguin, bee, chimpanzee, peacock, jellyfish and baby elephant. Each left hand page tell us a little about the animal, and the right-hand pages show clearly how to replicate the creature’s movement. Activities vary from stretching like a flamingo to bouncing like a lemur scuttling like a crab and diving like a dolphin. The exercises help develop co-ordination and movement but they also encourage an understanding of each creature and why it moves as it does. I love the bees’ wiggle-waggle dance and the jellyfish’s super-shaky jiggle. The delightful illustrations enhance the text. The book is great fun, ideal for sharing and encourages an appreciation of the natural world.
Brenda Marshall