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We Like to Move es un libro ilustrado para niños con texto animado, con rimas e ilustraciones brillantemente coloreadas de niños pequeños participando en muchas formas diferentes de actividad física. El libro presenta personajes multiculturales-incluyendo niños y adultos africanos, hispanos, caucasicos y asiaticos-y variados escenarios, desde una concurrida escena callejera hasta un paisaje rural. Cada niño que se muestra esta participando alegremente en el movimiento, lo que demuestra tanto los beneficios físicos y emocionales de la salud del ejercicio.
Nos Gusta Mover transmite el mensaje de que el ejercicio es divertido, y una parte normal de la vida de un ser humano. El texto y las ilustraciones sugieren que el movimiento puede ser espontaneo, así como organizado a traves del deporte; y que es para todos, de cualquier edad, genero, cultura y camino de vida. Incluso los niños o los adultos con discapacidades físicas pueden participar en algunos tipos de movimiento.
We Like to Move is a children's picture book with upbeat, rhyming text and brilliantly-colored illustrations of young children engaging in many different forms of physical activity. The book presents multicultural characters -- including African, Hispanic, Caucasian and Asian children and adults -- and varied locales, from a busy city street scene to a country landscape. Each child shown is joyfully engaged in movement, demonstrating both the physical and the emotional health benefits of exercise.
We Like to Move conveys the message that exercise is fun, and a normal part of the life of a human being. The text and illustrations suggest that movement may be spontaneous as well as organized through sports; and that it is for everyone, from every age, gender, culture and walk of life. Even children or adults with physical handicaps can participate in some types of movement.
About the author
Elyse April is a licensed (New York State) early-childhood educator, with a master's degree in Early Childhood Education. A private school elementary teacher for ten years. Elyse has more recently taught theatre classes in a special program for youth-at-risk. She is a freelance publicist who has been working with promotion of breastfeeding as a national (and international) priority.
