About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is bursting with energy and you want to channel that movement into early literacy skills. It is an ideal bridge for kinesthetic learners who find it difficult to sit still for traditional storybooks. By connecting high energy actions like diving and sliding to their written counterparts, it validates a child's natural urge to move while building a robust foundation for reading. The book uses vibrant, real world photography to define various verbs and types of motion found in nature and sports. It fosters a sense of curiosity and wonder about the physical world and the human body. Designed for preschoolers and early elementary students, it provides a low pressure way to expand vocabulary through visual association. Parents will appreciate how it turns reading time into an active, joyful experience that mirrors the way young children actually interact with their environment.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
None. The book is secular and entirely focused on physical movement and vocabulary acquisition.
Ideal Reader
A high-energy 4-year-old who prefers 'doing' over 'sitting.' This is perfect for the child who loves looking at sports photos or nature documentaries and is just beginning to recognize that printed words carry specific meanings.
Parent Prep
This book can be read cold. However, parents should be prepared to 'act out' the words with their child, as the book naturally invites physical participation. A parent might reach for this after seeing their child struggle to focus on a narrative picture book, or perhaps after a particularly active day at the park where the child was asking 'what is that called?' while watching other kids play.
