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Move!

Animals move! Follow them as they swing, dance, float, leap, and slide from page to page, then learn why these animals move the way they do, from the jumping spider who dances to impress and then floats away on a thread of silk, to the roadrunner who flies, but not too far, and would rather run to catch its prey.

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Illustrated in eye-popping cut- and torn-paper collages by Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins, Move!is a playful introduction to motion in the animal kingdom that invites young readers to guess some of the unusual ways that animals get around.

Action is the name of the game, so Move!

Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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