Bibliography

The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.

Books for Browsing

Dunk Skunk
by Michael Rex
Putnam 2005 (32p)
Animal names hint at the sports they love to play in these rhyming word pairs.
Come Out and Play
by Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko
Charlesbridge 2001 (32p)
Brief text and photos show children from all over the world engaged in different kinds of play.
Social Studies
Let's Go Play Basketball!
by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Candlewick 2005 (24p)
A basketball asks its owner to be taken to the park and bounced and dribbled and spun and swished.
Animal Action ABC
by Karen Pandell
Handprint Books 2003 (18p)
Verses about actions from A to Z are accompanied by photos of animals and children imitating them.
From Head to Toe
by Eric Carle
Harper 1997 (32p)
Animals invite children to stretch and bend and clap in this book about body movement.
Go, Go, Go!: Kids on the Move
by Stephen R. Swinburne
Boyds Mills 2002 (32p)
Photographs show a lively group of children jumping, dancing, cartwheeling, and bouncing.
Shape Space
by Cathryn Falwell
Clarion 1992 (32p)
A girl dances her way among rectangles, circles, triangles, and squares.
Math
Here Come Poppy and Max
by Lindsey Gardiner
Little, Brown 2000 (24p)
Poppy and her dog Max imitate the movements of their favorite animals.
Babies on the Go
by Linda Ashman
Harcourt 2003 (32p)
Rhyming text describes how different animals carry their babies when they are on the move.
Science
Over Under
by Marthe Jocelyn
Tundra 2005 (24p)
Position words are illustrated with bold, cut-paper art.
Math

Books for Teacher Read Aloud

Playtime Rhymes for Little People
by Clare Beaton
Barefoot 2002 (64p)
This collection of rhymes, songs, and games encourages active participation.
Pulling; Sliding
by Patricia Whitehouse
Heinemann 2003 (24p)
Using simple words and photos, these titles explain two forms of movement.
Science
Do Donkeys Dance?
by Melanie Walsh
Houghton 2000 (40p)
Listeners answer silly questions about the way animals move in this brightly-illustrated book.
Dinos on the Go!
by Karma Wilson
Little, Brown (32p)
Dinosaurs are flying on planes, riding bikes, and sailing ships—all to get to a reunion.
Science
Tacky and the Winter Games
by Helen Lester
Houghton 2005 (32p)
From ski-jumping to ice dancing, Tacky the penguin lends his exuberant style to the winter games.
Quack and Count
by Keith Baker
Harcourt 2004 (32p)
Simple addition is introduced as seven ducklings splash, dive, paddle, and fly.
Math
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
by Timothy Bush
Greenwillow 2005 (32p)
When Teddy Bear falls out of his boy's backpack, he jumps and climbs and skips and even flies to get back home.
Just a Little Bit
By Ann Tompert
Houghton 1996 (32p)
Elephant and Mouse get help from a group of animal friends when they try to balance on a seesaw.
Nose to Toes
by Marilyn Baillie
Boyds Mills 2001 (32p)
Rhyming text describes some of the ways a child's body works and moves.
Sheep Take a Hike
by Nancy Shaw
Houghton 1994 (32p)
A group of silly sheep set out for a rugged hike in this funny, rhyming story.
The Ants Go Marching
by Sandra D'Antonio
Picture Window 2003 (32p)
This familiar counting song is illustrated with bright, cartoony pictures.
Music
Jumping Day
by Barbara Juster Esbensen
Boyds Mills 2000 (32p)
From sunup until bedtime, a girl celebrates the joys of jumping.
Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp
by Carol Diggory Shields
Candlewick 2002 (32p)
Dinosaurs dance the night away at a party in this high-spirited, rhyming story.
In My New Yellow Shirt
by Eileen Spinelli
Holt 2001 (32p)
In a new yellow shirt, a boy imagines he is a stalking lion, a zooming taxi, a bouncing tennis ball, and other things.
Down by the Cool of the Pool
by Tony Mitton
Orchard 2001 (32p)
There's all kinds of splishing and splashing and wiggling and hopping as a group of animals dance by a pond.

Classics Corner

The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone
Clarion 1975 (32p)
A gingerbread boy outruns a host of hungry characters until he meets a fox.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
by Eileen Christelow
Clarion 1989 (32p)
Five silly monkeys get into trouble after their mama puts them to bed in this version of an old rhyme. See others in series.
Jamberry
by Bruce Degan
Harper 1983 (32p)
A boy and a bear go on a joyous berry-picking expedition in this rhyming story.
The Foot Book
by Dr. Seuss
Random 1968 (32p)
Seuss's zany characters explore all kinds of feet and some things they do in this rhyming book of opposites.
Curious George Rides a Bike
by H. A. Rey
Houghton 1952 (48p)
Curious George helps a boy with his paper route and gets into all kinds of trouble.