Yoga Frog

by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Author) Mark Chambers (Illustrator)

Yoga Frog
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
A Kid's Book of Yoga Poses with a Meditative, Mindful Frog Frog loves to practice yoga. And he will inspire kids to enjoy doing yoga, too. Follow Frog's yoga flow, from warming up to cooling down. Start with the mountain and chair poses, then work into giraffe, cat-cow, downward-facing dog, butterfly, and bridge. End with the quieting happy baby and savasana poses to help your muscles relax before going to bed or starting your day. For fans of Yoga Bunny and I Am Yoga, Yoga Frog's simple, meditative text is complemented by playful yet instructive illustrations by Mark Chambers to teach youngsters how to start their very own yoga practice -- and to have fun while doing so, too.
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Publishers Weekly

Yoga Frog is a green fellow with long, thin legs and arms and a rather anxious expression in his eyes. But he has a morning yoga routine for when "he's not feeling his happy, froggy self, or if he wants to feel better." Yoga Frog demonstrates 19 different yoga poses, including "Giraffe," "Crescent Moon," "Hawk in Nest," "Caterpillar," and "Bridge." Carpenter briefly yet vividly describes how to perform each pose, along with its symbolism: "Raise your arms skyward like branches, breathing as you wobble. Switch feet. Tree pose reminds us to embrace flexibility and not be too stiff." Carpenter includes the names of each pose in Sanskrit--"Cat" is "Marjaryasana," and "Volcano" is "Malasana"--providing an extra layer of knowledge for interested yogis. Serene and bright background colors offer appealing contrast to Yoga Frog's green tone, and end pages feature a foldout and perforated poster that shows all of his poses. Ages 4-8. (May)

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Review quotes

Carpenter briefly yet vividly describes how to perform each pose, along with its symbolism... Serene and bright background colors offer appealing contrast to Yoga Frog's green tone.—Publishers Weekly
Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Nora Carpenter is a Certified Yoga Teacher and has taught numerous kids' and adults' yoga classes since 2007. She also holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she rotates as Head Grad Assistant for the program's summer residencies. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Mark Chambers is an author and illustrator of children's picture books and young fiction. He studied Illustration at the University of London. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards, and in 2013 for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Since then Mark has illustrated a wealth of picture books and young fiction. In 2013, he won the Sheffield Children's Picture Book Award and was also highly commended in the young fiction category. Mark currently lives and works in Lincoln, United Kingdom.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780762464678
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Publication date
May 29, 2018
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF003190 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians
JNF024040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Fitness & Exercise
JNF024130 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Mindfulness & Meditation
Library of Congress categories
Hatha yoga for children
Hatha yoga

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