Voice Story - Sora Searches for a Song: Little Cricket’s Imagination Journey - Ages 5–8

As the symphony floated above, Sora searched deep inside for a song. But nothing came. Melodies tickled across Sora’s toes, legs, and back as the little cricket searched in vain for a song.

Then a stern voice pierced the night, and the music stopped. “Someone’s not singing."

Readers are invited to stretch, balance, jump, and move along with all the creatures in this delightful story of perseverance and celebrating your own unique voice. An enchanting resource for kindergarten and first-grade classroom, dance teachers, and families at home.

Sora Searches for a Song is ideal for ages 5-8. It features Sora (no pronouns), birds, fish, frogs, dragonflies, turtles, snakes and more. Ballerina Konora joins each page with optional ideas to explore dance fundamentals. As kids move along with the characters and Ballerina Konora, they explore head/tail connection, dynamic posture, vestibular action, balance, movement quality, partnering, and more.

Movement Concepts in Sora Searches for a Song:
• Forward Stretch • Relevé • Side Bend • Balance in Squat, on Hands/Knees, on All Fours • Grand Plié in 1st (unnamed) • Cat/Cow from Standing, Knees, and Squat • Jumping – Simple, from Squat, and with Pulled-Up Feet • Balancing on One Leg • Tall Posture • Directions – Behind, Forward, Up/Down, Sideways • Movement Initiation • Muscle Activation • Coordinated Movements • Body Part Isolation (Shoulders, Arms, Head, etc.) • Small Motor Skills (Palms Touch, Moving Fingers, etc.) • Breath – Humming, Filling Lungs, Sighing, Howling • Quality of Movement (Powerful, Darting, Strong, Soft, Gently, etc.) • Showing Emotion (Sad, Doubtful, Intrigued, Fearful, etc.) • Shapes (Tall, Twisted, Rooted, Low, Curled, etc.) • Following/Personal Space

This movement journey is ideal for dance, creative movement, physical education, homeschool, kindergarten, first-grade, or second-grade activities. Dance-it-Out! books make a great gift for boys or girls interested in dance, ballet, gymnastics, or yoga, or reluctant readers who enjoy getting up and moving around.

Discover one little cricket’s beautiful pursuit of inspiration in the latest Dance-It-Out! imagination journey by Once Upon a Dance, winner of over 40 book awards including Mom’s Choice Gold, Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, and Outstanding Creator Awards Top 10 Author of 2022.