Creative Movement/Drama
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folktale. New York: Scholastic. Also available in Braille, Sign Language,
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Blume, J. [1981]. (2000). The one in the middle is a green kangaroo. New York:
Atheneum. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Boynton, S. (1993). Barnyard dance. New York: Workman. Also available in
Braille.
de Paola, T. (1983). Sing, Pierrot, sing: A picture book in mime. San Diego. CA:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
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stranger, the magic spell. New York: Clarion Books.
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Gelsanliter, W., Christian, F., & Priceman, M. (1998). Dancin’ in the kitchen. New
York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. Also available as an audio recording.
Getz, A. (1980). Humphrey the dancing pig. New York: Dial Press.
*Heiligman, D. (1996). On the move. New York: HarperCollins.
Howard, E., & Ransome, J. [1991]. (2001). Aunt Flossie’s hats (and crab cakes
later). New York: Clarion Books. Also available in American Sign
Language, Braille, and as an audio recording. VHS
Jorgensen, G., & Mullins, P. [1989]. (1995). Crocodile beat. New York:
Scholastic. Also available as an audio recording.
Jonas, A. [1989]. (1999). Color dance. New York: Mulberry Books.
Lascaro, R. [1999]. (2003). Down on the farm. Orlando, FL: Green Light
Readers/Harcourt Brace.
Lionni, L. [1963]. (1999). Swimmy. Orlando, FL: Harcourt. Also available in
Braille, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and as an audio
recording. VHS
Lobel, A. [1968]. (1975). The great blueness and other predicaments. London:
Collins. Also available in Chinese and French.
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Lowery, L., & Dypold, P. (1995). Twist with a burger, jitter with a bug. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin.
Maris, R. (1992). Frogs jump. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
Martin, B., Jr., Archambault, J., & Rand, T. [1986]. (1990). Barn dance! New
York: Trumpet Club. Also available in Braille. VHS
*Noll, S. (1987). Jiggle wiggle prance. New York: Scholastic.
Oxenbury, H. [1983]. (1993). The dancing class. New York: Puffin. Also available
in French and Spanish.
Pelham, D., & Foreman, M. (1989). Worms wiggle. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Rocklin, J., & de Matharel, L. (1993). Musical chairs and dancing bears. New
York: Henry Holt.
Schroeder, A., & Fuchs, B. (1989). Ragtime Tumpie. Boston: Little, Brown. Also
available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Sendak, M. (1963). Where the wild things are. London: Bodley Head. Also
available in Braille, 13 languages, and as an audio recording. VHS, DVD
Simon, C., & Datz, M. [1989]. (1992). Amy the dancing bear. New York: The
Trumpet Club. Also available as an audio recording.
Slater, T., & Di Fiori, L. (1992). The bunny hop. New York: Scholastic. Also
available as an audio recording.
Smith, C. L., Van Wright, C., & Hu, Y. (2000). Jingle dancer. New York:
Morrow.
Sneve, V., & Gammell, S. (1989). Dancing teepees: Poems of American Indian
youth. New York: Holiday House. Also available in Braille.
Wood, A., & Wood, D. [1982]. (2002). Quick as a cricket. New York: Child’s
Play. Also available in Braille, Italian, Spanish, and as an audio recording.
VHS
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