Description du produit

What does an elephant do? It stomps its foot. Can you? From the creator of such beloved classics as The Grouchy Ladybug and The Mixed-Up Chameleon comes this interactive story that invites kids to imitate animal movements. Watching giraffes bend their necks or monkeys wave their arms is fun, but nothing could be better than joining in. From their heads down to their toes, kids will be wriggling, jiggling, and giggling as they try to keep up with these animals!

Détails sur le produit

• Rang parmi les ventes Amazon: #4 dans Livres
• Publié le: 1999-10
• Langue d'origine: Anglais
• Reliure: Broché
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
As the artist's collages emulate animal movements, children will "eagerly clap, stomp, kick and wriggle their way through these pages," said PW. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
PreS. Animals and multiethnic children illustrate various body movements on large, double-page spreads. A giraffe bends its neck, a monkey waves its arms, etc. The repetitive text has the animal stating the movement and asking, "Can you do it?" Each child responds, "I can do it!" Carle's vivid cut-paper collages are striking and invite sharing individually or with a group. There is no story?rather the book is an invitation to get everyone moving. A nice addition to a toddler storytime, but it may get lost as it's cataloged in 613.7.?Lisa Smith, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Booklist
Ages 2^-4. Carle's signature strong collages are put to good use in this book about movement. In each two-page spread, a child is paired with an animal, and kids are invited to make the same movement as the duo. Usually, the movement is one that comes naturally to the animals--for instance, an elephant stomps its feet, and so does a girl with braids; a gorilla thumps its chest, and so does a young boy. (Sometimes the connection is more tenuous, such as the alligator wiggling its hips.) The oversize art set against expanses of white will intrigue young children, who will enjoy both seeing the art and doing their own movements. The book will work well in story hours: a bit of wiggling and thumping will make a pleasurable break in the listening. Most libraries will want to shelve this with picture books. Ilene Cooper

Commentaires clients

Our son has loved this book from day one.
This is an unusual book in that not many books have your child jumping, clapping, and stomping their feet! They can really read/play along and enjoy telling you what the animal can do. We all know children love to be able to do something themselves so for that alone I recommend this book. Very sweet but avoid reading it at bedtime!

indispensable
Jeune instit,j'enseigne l'anglais à 4 classes en plus de la mienne... et cet album est une vraie mine d'or : parfait pouraborder le lexique des parties du corps, mais aussi la structure "can you do it?" / "I can do it" et aussi quelques verbes d'actions....
il a remporté un vif succès avec des CE2 et des CM1 pourtant bien loin de cet univers. Les illustrations sont en totale adéquation avec le texte, ce qui le rend accessible à des débutants... la structure répétitive permet aussi aux enfants de participer à la lecture... comme souvent chez cet auteur à qui l'on devrait ériger une statue...

action et animaux
Un beau livre pour apprendre les noms d'nimaux et les imiter en disant ce quils peuvent faire et moi ce que je peux faire (ex "I can bend my neck like a giraffe ...). Les illustrations sont vraiment sympa et les sr=tructures grammaticales répétitives (I can..)pour faciliter le réemploi. Les verbes d'action sont tous au présent avec une utilistaion répétée de BE (i am a giraffe ...) ce qui favorise son acquisition.