Yoga for You: Feel calmer, stronger, happier!

by Rebecca Siegel

Overview

Fun, confidence-building yoga exercises kids can master themselves or with friends.

Yoga for You encourages children and teenagers to get up, get active, and build confidence and self-esteem through a basic introduction to yoga and its many sequences and poses. Learn two yoga sequences with 35 fully explained and illustrated poses: one for getting pumped-up and energized, the other for de-stressing and relaxation. With Yoga for You, kids of all ages can get started with yoga, a way to exercise, meditate, and gain a better sense of personal well-being.

Named one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2018!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633223196
Publisher:	Foster, Walter Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/01/2017
Series:	Good For You Series
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	IG900L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Rebecca Siegel has a master's degree in English Literature from Loyola University, Chicago. She has worked in children’s publishing for over a decade, editing and writing books for trade and school library publishers. For more information, please visit rebeccasiegel.org.

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2017
Gr 5–8—With a sturdy board cover and bright layout, this upbeat introduction to yoga will attract tweens with an interest in exploring the practice. Throughout, text is broken up into short, easy-to-understand blocks. ("A Brief History" is three sentences; "The Science of Yoga" is four sentences.) Colors, patterns, arrows, and numbers decorate the pages and keep the clear information flowing. Shaded boxes clarify terms and expand on concepts, such as "Is Yoga a Religion?" and "Iso-what Exercise?" The first section offers an overview of yoga. The book continues with clearly illustrated and explained poses for "An Energizing Yoga Sequence" (17 poses), followed by "A Calming Yoga Sequence" (18 poses). English and Sanskrit names for poses are included. The volume concludes with pages on how to choose a yoga class, mindfulness, meditation, and more. The colorful artwork depicts a diverse group of athletic and friendly young teens. Overall, the author's approach emphasizes fitness, avoiding religious or spiritual overtones. Tips on knee safety and modifications are in keeping with the health-oriented "you can do it" attitude. VERDICT Presenting yoga as a healthful practice and providing material in a safe and approachable way, this title is recommended for libraries that serve upper elementary and middle school students and have a need for youth-friendly how-to yoga resources.—Maggie Knapp, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX

School Library Journal

2017-02-20
Clean layout, swirly page decorations, simple explanations, and a friendly tone will help this title find its preteen audience. Reassuring explanations of general yoga principles are followed by step-by-step instructions. Each pose gets its own page, though exactly how to achieve each posture is not always clear from the picture. An energizing sequence unfolds in 18 lavender pages; a calming sequence follows on 17 light blue pages. The flow between poses is not shown. Corpse Pose is shown only at the end even though Savasana often both starts and finishes practices. Appropriate cautions are on almost every spread ("If this feels too intense…"), but postures are shown in their most advanced versions and modifications are not illustrated. Readers are reminded to do the asymmetrical poses on both sides, but these poses are not labeled as such. The English name of each pose is followed by the Sanskrit word highlighted in pink (sans pronunciation guide). Thick board covers help the pages lay flat, making the book easy to consult during an exercise sequence. Almost all the figures shown are female and white. Every five or six pages, a male demonstrates a pose. Apparently chubby kids don't do yoga; all the images are slim. More detailed discussions of breath work and meditation plus internet resources, a glossary, and an index complete the package. Like most yogis it's not perfect—but it's an economical and nonthreatening way to begin a yoga practice. (Nonfiction. 10-14)

Kirkus Reviews