FICTION

Hop, Hop, Jump!

by Lauren THOMPSON
Hop, Hop, Jump! illus. by Jarrett Krosoczka. unpaged. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. May 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9745-0. LC number unavailable.
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PreS-K—Action-loving friends are seen right side up or upside down as they demonstrate more than 15 moves in rhythmic succession. With bright acrylic colors, broad cartoon smiles, and eyes alit, the multicultural campers demonstrate each activity or sport with action verbs in bold type and highlighting the body parts involved in hiking, swimming, tumbling, and dancing. From "clomp, clomp, STOMP" to "flip, flap, FLOP!" bold font emphasizes moving the body with fun in mind. Readers are encouraged to "goose it" and "groove it"—get up and get moving in a show of talent with grins, waves, and a bow. From toes to fingers, neck to hip, shoulders to foot, and heel to waist, the book creates a listing and a series of active images for younger readers to discover their body by moving along with friends.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX
"Squint it. Grin it. / Shrug it. Hug it. / Zig-zig-zag it." Four children at a summer day camp demonstrate the actions in this bouncy rhyming text as they encourage preschoolers to move along with them. Labels on the bold acrylic illustrations identify different parts of the body to be wiggled (fingers), shrugged (shoulders), or twisted (waist).
Reviewed by Mary Elam , Apr 01, 2012

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