Illustrated Babywatching [Hardcover]

Rh Value Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 1995

An illustrated edition of a popular baby care guide addresses the most common questions about the first twelve months of life including ""Do babies dream?"" ""Why do babies have large pupils?"" and ""How strong are they?""

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ebury Press, Crescent Books, Random House (August 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517141922
• ISBN-13: 978-0517141922
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,381,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Desmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years.

In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever.

An accomplished artist, TV presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget Dr. Spock, read this & learn to CARE for your baby., December 19, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Illustrated Babywatching (Hardcover)

After the birth of my now-four-year-old daughter, this was the only "baby book" I read that made any sense at all. Morris' describes the mother-child contract, a reciprocal exchange of the baby making his/her needs known and mother fulfilling those needs. He puts into words the joy each mother finds in responding to her baby, and the incredible base of life-long security established in an infant whose needs are met by a loving, playful, and competent mother. I read the chapter "Why do Babies Cry?" every other day to remind myself that what I did instinctually with my baby (i.e., pick her up whenever she cried and figure out what she needed) was exactly right. Reading "Babywatching" always boosted my confidence, and made me feel like part of a competent mother-child pair. Reading other baby books (Spock, Brazelton) always made me feel unsure and question whether I was doing the right thing. The chapters "Where do Babies Sleep?" "What do Babies Eat?" "Why do Babies Cry?" and "What Comforts a Baby?" should be issued to every parent before they take baby home from the hospital. Truly caring for a baby means connecting to your baby on many levels: physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual (baby intellect being the mimicking and copying they employ to learn human communication.) Babywatching describes, in simple terms, how to make these connections with your baby, and, by extrapolation, with all of the people in your lives

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Refreshing insights into child care, June 26, 1998

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This review is from: Illustrated Babywatching (Hardcover)

This book didn't serve as a reference on the "how to's" of infant care, but instead provided me with answers to so many of the fundamental problems new parents agonize over. It was such a wonderful change to hear Mr. Morris, a zoologist, dispell cultural myths and observe nature for explanations and suggestions. Reading this book was fun and made me feel confident that my parental instincts were in line with good care for my baby.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book that I highly recommend, July 8, 2008

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charlotte - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated Babywatching (Hardcover)

This book is a very interesting read. Desmond Morris does a great job of delving into the nature of the human baby. It was fascinating and hard to put down. It would even make a great gift to parents-to-be, or new parents. I love this book.