The Girls' Yoga Book: Stretch Your Body, Open Your Mind, and Have Fun! (Girl Zone) [Hardcover]

Micheala Caldwell (Author), Claudia Davila (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Girl Zone

Inviting girls to get active, have fun, feel strong, and glow with good health, The Girls' Yoga Book provides them with important tools for coping with common stressors in their lives, such as peer pressure, body image, and school and family problems. Its safe, clear guidelines — vibrantly illustrated throughout — introduce poses, breathing, and meditation exercises, and facts on yoga through the ages are sprinkled among the pages. With sidebars featuring real girls' reflections on their own experiences with the practice, this new book in the Girl Zone series also offers ways to incorporate yoga principles into daily life, plus fun and creative activities that add to the yoga experience.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6 Benefits of yoga are identified through textual descriptions of exercises and vibrant color drawings of girls performing the poses and variations. Relaxation, breathing, and the use of yoga as a stress reliever for anxiety about one's body, family, school, and social situations is the clear focus. Facts about yoga and the language and different types are sprinkled throughout the book, while brightly colored boxes provide information on how to perform the poses in a sequential manner. Quotes, or girl talk, provide advice about life. The zany color combinations attract the eye to various sections of the pages, which sometimes seem too busy. Girls interested in yoga and in ways to relieve tensions should find the book lively and informative. Janice C. Hayes, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Maple Tree Press (March 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897066244
• ISBN-13: 978-1897066249
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,471,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for girls ... and their moms!, April 13, 2005

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mc "mc5" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Girls' Yoga Book: Stretch Your Body, Open Your Mind, and Have Fun! (Girl Zone) (Paperback)

I LOVE this book! The language is spot-on for girls--there's no "dumbing down" here, yet the core teachings of yoga aren't glossed over either. The package is tons of fun, with amazing, colourful illustrations of real girls and easy-to-follow instructions for each yoga pose. I highly recommend it--especially for girls who might want to begin a yoga practice but aren't sure they want to take a class with a "bunch of women."

If you're a mom with a preteen / teenage daughter, it's a great way to learn about yoga together.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful for adults, June 3, 2008

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Reise O'Reilly (Somewhere in time) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Girls' Yoga Book: Stretch Your Body, Open Your Mind, and Have Fun! (Girl Zone) (Paperback)

I liked this better than most "adult" books on Yoga. Definitely work a look for adults new to Yoga as well as girls.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Young Ladies, March 4, 2011

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This review is from: The Girls' Yoga Book: Stretch Your Body, Open Your Mind, and Have Fun! (Girl Zone) (Paperback)

I am an elementary teacher and I bought this book for my students. It never stays on the shelf for long. It is well loved with many dog-eared pages.