I Can Make a Water Dance

Book excerpt: I Can Make a Water Dance is the first in a planned series of children's dance and science discovery books, that includes photographs of young dancers superimposed on original paintings of the various stages of water. Dancers magically rise out of the mist, curl like splashes in the river, and sail as trailing clouds. The images demonstrate how the various stages of water move and dancers are part of the action. The dynamic movement words invite young listeners to transform themselves into water and extend their vocabulary. Creating a dance about water immediately becomes understandable. At the end of the book there is a spread of the children dancing with each photo labeled with a movement word used in the body of the book and a parent and teacher guide for creating a dance activity. Ideal for online learning, including dance, vocabulary, and natural science.