World Is Full of Babies, The [Hardcover]

Mick Manning (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1996 | Age Level: 3 and up

All over the world, babies are born and grow up in a wide range of families, from human babies sleeping in cozy cribs to seabird chicks sleeping on cliff ledges, in a study of the similarities and differences among various infants.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This upbeat if slim volume takes a cursory look at how human babies' development compares to that of various animals, revealing similarities as well as differences among species. Manning and Granstrom ably target their audience with a simple yet descriptive presentation: "All over the earth, babies are getting dirty!... If you were a cat or a polecat kitten you would be licked clean every day by your mom's rough tongue." Children learn that while "You slept cozy in a crib with blankets and gentle music," baby bats "sleep upside down, hanging on with tiny fingernails in a drafty old roof space." Combining somewhat childlike spot art, an open, 26-point typeface and handlettered captions, these pages have an informal feel. Though not a must-buy, this holds a dual enticement for preschoolers, who can't seem to get enough information about tiny animals, a category that includes themselves as babies. Ages 2-6.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1?An entertaining and informative comparison of human infants and children with puppies, elephant calves, polar bear cubs, cuckoo chicks, seal pups, and many other familiar and exotic animals. The authors touch on gestation, feeding, sleeping, transportation, and cleanliness. The differences in animal development are explained in lively, informal words. The main text is printed in a traditional Roman typeface; captions for the illustrations are hand-lettered. The cartoonlike watercolors are splashed across the pages in an interesting variety of sizes and positions. The artwork is simple, amusing, energetic, and realistic. For example, a nude infant is shown lying on a very messy diaper, and another baby is shown being breast fed. The children depicted are winsome and multiethnic.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 30 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers; First edition. edition (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385322585
• ISBN-13: 978-0385322584
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,563,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mick Manning has been writing and illustrating children's books for twenty years, often sharing the illustration with his partner, the illustrator Brita Granström. Their book awards include The Smarties Silver Award and The English Association Award (which they have won four times: 2000, 2005, 2008 and again recently in 2011 with Taff in the WAAF, the follow-up to their much loved Tail-End Charlie.) Mick and Brita are also the creators of 'Max and Kate', the long running pre-school picture story, for Ladybug Magazine in the USA.

Their most recent books are Nature Adventures and Charles Dickens. Scenes From An Extraordinary Life. Reviewed by Simon Callow in the New York Times in December 2011: ". . . anyone of any age who is interested in Dickens would gain something from this book: its verve and wit are infectious . . . The subtitle sums it up very well: a wonderful, enduring introduction for young readers."

Visit their website at mickandbrita.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for young children, June 21, 2000

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Kimberly Anthony (Maple Grove, MN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: World Is Full of Babies, The (Hardcover)

My toddler loves this book! She identified with the babies and learned that other animals nurse just as she does. It also put the babies in the womb into some sort of a context for her which is helping to prepare her for her new sibling. This is a good book for breastfed children and attachment parents.