Specific movements of eleven different animals are highlighted in a visually dynamic picture book. “A gibbon swings through jungle trees . . . or walks on two back legs. A jacana walks on floating lily pads . . . then dives in to catch a fish. A blue whale dives deep, deep, deep . . . ” Each turn of the page reveals a second action for one creature on the left-hand side, and introduces a new creature that also moves by that action on the right. Collage illustrations of each animal in action, created from cut and torn paper, look striking on the bright white pages, while the text is artfully laid out to suggest or mimic the physical action described. Additional information about each animal is provided at the end of this winning volume. (Ages 4–7)

Animals move! Follow them as they swing, dance, float, leap, and slide from page to page, then learn why these animals move the way they do, from the jumping spider who dances to impress and then floats away on a thread of silk, to the roadrunner who flies, but not too far, and would rather run to catch its prey.

Illustrated in eye-popping cut- and torn-paper collages by Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins,Move! is a playful introduction to motion in the animal kingdom that invites young readers to guess some of the unusual ways that animals get around.

Action is the name of the game, soMove!