Carline (creative dance and physical education, U. of Alberta, Canada), a former elementary teacher who runs a children's creative dance program, presents 28 age-appropriate dances and options for incorporating dance in other academic areas for classroom, dance, physical education, and music teachers and education students to use with students ages four to twelve. She first outlines introductory warm-up activities for specific ages and teaching and assessment methods, then presents activities that explore dance through action words and visual aids, action rhymes, poetry, and rhythm, followed by dances with music, organized by age level and with information on emphases, music patterns, dance sequences, and lesson plan suggestions. There is no index. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)