Ever since the publication of the magnificent third edition of A Child Is Born, Lennart Nilsson has devoted himself to retelling this magical story especially for children. How Was I Born? closely follows the experience of Mary who is nearly five and her family as they lovingly prepare to welcome a new baby. The book matches Mary's insatiable curiosity, impatience, and concern with gentle, reassuring information. Nilsson's spectacular photographs illustrate Mary's actual questions: when she wonders how big the baby is, one photo shows an ant on her brother's fingertip, opposite the exact image of her future sibling at that time. When she asks how the baby eats, the reader sees her drinking through a straw as the baby-to-be feeds through the umbilical cord. Meant to be read by a child alone or with a parent, How Was I Born? answers all the questions children ask about pregnancy and childbirth--the biological as well as the emotional ones. Perfect for children aged five and up, it is also a wonderful book of all ages.
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Nilsson's astonishing photographs of developing fetuses illuminate an informative story narrated by a five-year-old girl whose mother is pregnant. All ages.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swedish
Original Language: Swedish
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nowhere near as good as the 1975 edition!!!,
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This review is from: How Was I Born?: A Child's Journey Through the Miracle of Birth (Paperback)
I had wonderful memories of Lennart Nilsson's wondrous photography and book from the 1975 edition my mother got me at age 3. Now, as a mother and a doula I wanted to share it with my own daughter. I did not like the new edition at all. The old edition included more photographs of the developing fetus as well as actually explaining reproduction. It includes multi age nude group photos so children can see the differences between male and female, and there is a photograph of a crowning infant, rather than the sanitized and cleaned up newborn of this book. Overall, I found this book dumbed down and wanting. If you want your child to really understand what is happening inside your body, and how it started, I would recommend Nilsson's "A Story in Pictures" form 1975, which you can get used. It is realistic, everything is illustrated with photographs, not cartoons. The only exception to that is penetration, which is represented by a cross section illustration. It is overall a much better introduction to reproduction and childbirth for children than all of these patronizing, cartoony books that are so common nowadays.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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excelent for both, little and older children,
By syh@infovia.com.ar (Castelar, Argentina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How Was I Born?: A Child's Journey Through the Miracle of Birth (Paperback)
The book has excelent photographs, from the baby growing in the mothers womb AND from a real family expecting a baby. There are two possible stories to read, one adapted for small children. It is great the way the child is introduced in the subject... at first she hears about Mary and his brother with his daily things and one page after the other, children are more and more involved in what is going to happen. Like real life. My two years daugther has lots of book about expecting a sister, but this is the one she likes most, and the one she feels more comfortable with the baby that is arriving.
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Spellbinding,
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This review is from: How Was I Born?: A Child's Journey Through the Miracle of Birth (Paperback)
Our oldest daughter was spellbound by this book that we bought while expecting our second child. Fantastic pictures and a great way to explain to a child what is happening with their mom.
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I remember exactly when Mom told us we had a brother or sister on the way. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
I remember exactly when Mom told us we had a brother or sister on the way. Read the first page New!
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- Body Victorious: The Illustrated Story of Our Immune System and Other Defences of the Human Body by Lennart Nilsson in Back Matter
- A Child Is Born by Lennart Nilsson in Back Matter
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