![]() In fact, they'll eagerly clap, stomp, kick and wriggle their way through these pages from start to finish. The colorfully plumed fellow obliges, of course, as will readers, especially those on the younger edge of the targeted age span. In a refreshing twist, human and animal characters reverse roles in the final scene, as a barefoot child wiggles his toe and asks a parrot if it can do the same. In several instances, Carle creates an uncanny similarity between the child's stance or features and those of the animal. In each case, the youngster cheerfully declares ""I can do it!""-and does. If readers participate in the gestures shown on every page, they'll get something of a work-out, for the analogies are good. Can you do it asks the animal of the child. On each spread, a creature introduces itself, moves a particular part of its body (sequences go from ""head to toe"") and invites a child to do the same (""I am a penguin and I turn my head. Carle (Little Cloud, 1996, etc.) takes as his premise that animals don't have to go to the gymtheir natural movements give them plenty of exercise. ![]() In these collages, a playful hodgepodge of shapes, patterns and textures pop out from clean white backgrounds to show an energetic cast of animals and children engaged in friendly dialogue. Keeping both text and graphics to a minimum, Carle proves once again just how effective simplicity can be. ![]()
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