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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!

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From Publishers WeeklyEric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award winning author and illustrator of books for very young children. He was born in New York, but spent his early life in Germany. He returned to the States in his early twenties and worked as a graphic designer for the New York Times. He went on to be the art director of an advertising agency before he began writing and illustrating childrens books. Eric lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Barbara. The Carles opened The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts in 2002.Bill Martin Jr, a former elementary school principal, and then teacher, writer and poet, held a doctoral degree in childhood education. His many books, among them bestselling classics Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? are testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Born and raised in Kansas, Bill Martin Jr spent the last eleven years of his life in Texas, where he died in 2004.

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From Booklist
Ages 2-4. Carle's signature strong collages are put to good use in thisbook about movement. In each two-page spread, a child is pairedwith an animal, and kids are invited to make the same movement asthe duo. Usually, the movement is one that comes naturally to theanimals--for instance, an elephant stomps its feet, and so does agirl with braids; a gorilla thumps its chest, and so does a youngboy. (Sometimes the connection is more tenuous, such as thealligator wiggling its hips.) The oversize art set against expansesof white will intrigue young children, who will enjoy both seeingthe art and doing their own movements. The book will work well instory hours: a bit of wiggling and thumping will make a pleasurablebreak in the listening. Most libraries will want to shelve thiswith picture books. Ilene Cooper
From School Library Journal
PreS. Animals and multiethnic children illustrate various bodymovements on large, double-page spreads. A giraffe bends its neck,a monkey waves its arms, etc. The repetitive text has the animalstating the movement and asking, "Can you do it?" Each childresponds, "I can do it!" Carle's vivid cut-paper collages arestriking and invite sharing individually or with a group. There isno story?rather the book is an invitation to get everyone moving. Anice addition to a toddler storytime, but it may get lost as it'scataloged in 613.7.?Lisa Smith, Lindenhurst Memorial Library,NY
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