A Zeal of Zebras is a beautiful new book by Woop Studios. Chronicle Books is one of the leaders for publishing imaginative, graphically interesting kids books. A Zeal of Zebras goes through the alphabet and describes groups of animals using collective nouns (an ostentation of peacocks, a leap of leopards, etc).
In third and fourth grade classrooms, the book can be fun inspiration for an animal dance project. Students can get into small groups of about 3-5 students. They can each select one page from the book.
Each small group can use the artwork and text to create a short group dance with a beginning shape, inspired by the artwork. The students can then create a dance with about 6-8 actions for their animals. The students might need to do some research beyond this book for more information on their animals.
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