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  • Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids

Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids

Illustrator
Susi Schaefer
Publication Date
July 01, 2017
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  K − 1st
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids

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Description

You Can Count on Animals to Make Yoga Fun!

What could be more fun for kids than to hop like a frog, slither like a snake, and roar like a lion--all while learning an empowering, healthy life skill?

Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids is a delightful pose-along adventure for children ages four to eight. Young readers will join our heroine Lyla as she learns ten yoga poses from her friends at the zoo, receiving helpful tips along the way from each animal she encounters.

Using rhyming and counting to make memorization easier, here is an imaginative book that combines the benefits of yoga with kids' natural love for animals to create a magical learning journey that parents and kids can enjoy together. 

Publication date
July 01, 2017
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781622038916
Publisher
Sounds True
BISAC categories
JUV015010 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Daily Activities
JUV002260 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Zoos
Library of Congress categories
Zoo animals
Stories in rhyme
Counting
Yoga

Publishers Weekly

Counting meets yoga in this first children's book from adult author Fischer. Lyla, a girl with a head of blueberry-colored curls, demonstrates 10 poses that correspond with zoo animals. After rolling out her mat on her bedroom floor, Lyla poses like "one balancing bear," two cobras, three eagles, and so on. Debut illustrator Schaefer creates an air of serenity in her multitextured digital collages, emphasizing how Lyla's movements echo the animals' movements or bodies. Fischer's perky verse generally makes clear how readers can achieve each pose ("Eight gorillas screech/ Lyla folds in half/ Clasps hands under feet/ And lets out a laugh"), and separate exclamatory comments ("It's okay to bend your knees!") offer encouragement. Parents seeking to introduce yoga to their children should find this an engaging, easy-to-follow resource. Ages 2-6. Illustrator's agent: Brooks Sherman, Bent Agency. (July)

Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.
Kristen Fischer

Kristen Fischer
Kristen Fischer is an author whose adult books include When Talent Isn't Enough (Career Press, 2013) and Ramen Noodles, Rent, and Resumes (SuperCollege, 2008). She has published articles in Health, Woman's Day, and more. Fischer is married and lives at the Jersey Shore. For more, visit kristenfischer.com.

Susi Schaefer
Susi Schaefer trained as a classical stained glass painter in Austria before studying graphic design at UCI in Irvine, California. There she fell in love with writing and illustrating children's books. Susi lives with her family in North Tustin, California. For more, visit susischaefer.com.

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