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by Helen Purperhart (Author), Barbara Van Amelsfort (Illustrator)
This ingenious book uses the postures and movements of zoo animals to teach yoga movements to children. The first part of the book covers theoretical and practical information for parents and teachers working with yoga. Part two takes readers to every part of the zoo, from the insect and reptile houses to the ape cage and the oceanarium. Here youngsters come face to face with a tiger, look in the eyes of a giraffe, do the monkey dance, and walk as gracefully as a flamingo. Part three introduces the rules of the yoga lifestyle through a number of animal fables. Part four contains background information about the animals described in the book.
Author Biography
Helen Purperhart has studied yoga for over 15 years. She currently runs a yoga center where she teaches children and adults and conducts teachers' training courses in children's yoga. She is the author of two other Hunter House books, The Yoga Adventure for Children and Yoga Exercises for Teens. She lives near Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
