Dash! Hide! Splash! Ride! Exuberant text celebrates all the different ways animals play, from rhinos taking mud baths and parrots somersaulting through the air to kangaroos boxing and dolphins diving through the surf. Additional text explains how playing benefits animals. Fascinating back matter gives more information about the featured animals in the book and encourages readers to make time to play every day!

Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright Information -- Why Play? -- Play by the Rules, Like These Animals Do! -- Play Like These Animals . . . -- More Fun Animal Facts -- Further Reading -- Back Flap -- Back Cover