Toddlerobics [Paperback]

Zita Newcome (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

An energetic and colorful guide to aerobics--toddler style--is packed with stamping, twirling, clapping, dancing, and stretching exercises that the smallest children can perform while adults read the text aloud. Reprint. C.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Talk about putting readers through their paces-a brisk rhyming text urges kids out of their armchairs and onto the floor for a swift, nifty workout: "Lift that rattle in the air-shake it, shake it, everywhere!" Showing eight toddlers as they clap and stamp and stretch and twirl, Newcome's (Rosie Goes Exploring) tidy watercolor and crayon compositions stress the children's fun and their friendship. Endpapers introduce each member of this ethnically diverse class by name, from Alphonse to Vikram, thereby personalizing the reader's various vicarious gym partners. With activities like "wriggle your toes, crawl like a cat, now lie down and stretch out flat," kids will happily join in. Ages 2-4.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Eight round-faced toddlers, with a variety of skin tones and hair color, line up for a gym class in which they waddle like ducks, swim like fish, and jump like frogs. The suggested activities can be enjoyed whether at home or in a group setting. The rhyming text is simple ("Waddle like a penguin from side to side-back straight, arms down, feet out wide") and filled with suggested sound effects and movements. The illustrations of wiggling and jumping youngsters against vast expanses of white space are pleasant enough, but complement the text rather than stand on their own. A useful addition for toddler times.
Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (March 3, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763601136
• ISBN-13: 978-0763601133
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,565,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun!, October 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Toddlerobics (Paperback)

My 17 month daughter just adores this book. She joins in on lots of the actions (We especially love to rub noses!)and giggles away at the beautiful pictures. She even waves hello and goodbye to the children pictured on the end papers. Great fun for toddlers and parents.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for moving around and being silly, May 6, 2001

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dv in ga "dianeingeorgia" (Calhoun, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toddlerobics (Hardcover)

My three-year-old started enjoying this book when he was about 13 months old. He sometimes just liked to look at the colorful, cheery illustrations of the kids moving around. Often he liked to get up and move, too. Now he and his 16-month-old sister love doing the motions; that is REALLY fun for the family! It's a great book for movement, movement, movement! This is the one book I think most children this age would really enjoy...it would make a great gift for a young child OR expectant parent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait to see more from Ms. Newcome!, September 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Toddlerobics: Animal Fun (Hardcover)

Excellent illustrations, catchy rhymes and fun animal motions make this a very interactive book. The toddler characters are identified in the front and back of the book, so that by the 50th reading (and you know you'll get there!) they are like old friends to my 2 1/2-year-old. Definitely a favorite!