Making Animal Babies [Hardcover]

Sneed B. Collard III (Author), Steve Jenkins (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2000 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

In this accessible and informative picture book, take a journey throughout the animal kingdom and explore the many ways animal babies are created. From sea sponges, to frogs, to tigers and dolphins, look at the ways animals find and attract mates and how the reproductive process works.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-Good books for young children about reproduction are a rarity and are eagerly sought by libraries and parents alike. This is one of them. The dual text (one very simple sentence for the child and another more complex explanation for the adult that will help answer inevitable questions) keeps perfect step with Jenkins's eye-catching, colorful cut-paper collage illustrations. A variety of asexual reproductive methods, such as budding and fission, and sexual behaviors are described and depicted, as are embryo development and birth. "Human animals" are not mentioned. Some purists may carp at the term "babies," but it is perfect for the intended audience. An attractive, informative, approachable look at a delicate subject.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 1^-4, younger for reading aloud. On each page, Collard pairs a line or two of large-type text with a paragraph in smaller type that covers similar ground in more detail. He begins with sea animals that bud, split, stack, or just let pieces break off to create the next generation, then goes on to discuss mating behavior, from fighting to flashing lights; strategies for bringing egg and sperm together; embryonic development; and other aspects of sexual reproduction. Human sex is not mentioned, but readers will get the picture (so to speak). It is the pictures--of whales and fireflies, sea stars and tigers, hatchlings and cubs--that give this companion to Animal Dads (1997) unusual appeal. Jenkins creates beautiful, evocative, sometimes astonishingly realistic paper collages for this two-level survey of animal reproduction. Glossary. John Peters
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (April 24, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395953170
• ISBN-13: 978-0395953174
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,832,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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