Yoga Bear: Yoga for Youngsters

by Karen Behan Pierce and Paula Brinkman

Book Overview

Yoga Bear Yoga for Youngsters uses rhyming word play, bright photographs, and a charming, illustrated yoga bear to teach twenty-two poses that imitate animals and nature. Children will delight in pretending to be a frog, a cobra, or a butterfly. Only you will know that they are also strengthening their muscles, gaining flexibility and improving their coordination and posture Perfect for families or groups of all ages and abilities, including children...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559718978
• ISBN13: 9781559718974
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 2 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Kids love this book!

My children (ages 1 & 3) loved this book so much, I shared it with their classes at school. The teachers have said that they love this book and so does the rest of the class. So I have bought 3 of these books so far. Such a fun & useful book. It is a great introduction to yoga poses for children.

Simple, easy, fun

I found this book at my local library and after checking it out again and again, I finally had to buy it. My three-year-old pulls out her yoga mat and this book daily. She knows the names of the poses and how to do them. Other books might go more in depth, but this is perfect for the preschool set.

Fun for preschoolers

My son loved going to yoga class, but wouldn't do it at home. Now that we have this book he has fun with yoga at home! He likes for us to take turns with each of the poses. It's great to relax before bedtime or get going in the morning!

Wonderful Yoga Book for Children!

I bought this book for my 3 year old after repeatedly checking it out from our library. It is a simple and colorful book w/ easy pictures to follow. My daughter loves it and understands how to do the positions from just looking at the pictures. I highly recommend it!

great yoga book for children

I read the review by School Library Journal and I disagree. It sounds like the person/group is very knowledgeable about book writing. However, it doesn't sound like they had the opportunity to see how well loved the book is by children! The book was written FOR children and the kids love it! Teachers are even using it in class rooms with great success (both in the traditional classroom and with special needs children). Kids whose parents have bought the book are reading it OVER AND OVER again. I think that speaks louder than any "official" critic. I teach fitness to children of all ages and the book is a wonderful tool for children to learn. Children love to do things all by themselves and this book allows them that gift. My own two children learned all the poses by themselves from YogaBear and love to show friends and family Sue MacMullan, Personal Trainer & Parent to 2 Yoga Bears!