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It's not the stork! : a book about girls, boys, babies, bodies, families, and friends / Robie H. Harris ; illustrated by Michael Emberley.

Author/creator Harris, Robie H.
Other author/creatorEmberley, Michael.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006.
Description59 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Subject(s)
Variant title It is not the stork
Contents Bird and Bee go to the zoo -- 1. So-ooo many questions! -- 2. Girls do this, boys do that -- 3. Same? Different? -- 4. Toe to head -- 5. Head to toe -- 6. What boys have -- 7. What girls have -- 8. Girls grow up, boys grow up -- 9. So many eggs! So many sperm! -- 10. It's NOT the stork! -- 11. The BIG swim -- 12. The growing womb -- 13. Pinpoint to watermelon -- 14. The twisty cord -- 15. All day, all night -- 16. Boy? Girl? 1 baby? 2 or more? -- 17. It's a baby! -- 18. Happy birthday! -- 19. Cuddles and kisses -- 20. All kinds of families -- 21. Okay touches, not okay touches -- 22. Girls, boys, friends -- 23. Growing up -- Bee-lieve it! -- Thank you!
Abstract From the expert team behind IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL and IT'S SO AMAZING! comes a book for younger children about their bodies - a resource that parents, teachers, librarians, health care providers, and clergy can use with ease and confidence. Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to ask questions. What makes me a girl? What makes me a boy? Why are some parts of girls' and boys' bodies the same and why are some parts different? How was I made? Where do babies come from? Is it true that a stork brings babies to mommies and daddies? IT'S NOT THE STORK! helps answer these endless and perfectly normal questions that preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children ask about how they began. Through lively, comfortable language and sensitive, engaging artwork, Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley address readers in a reassuring way, mindful of a child's healthy desire for straightforward information. Two irresistible cartoon characters, a curious bird and a squeamish bee, provide comic relief and give voice to the full range of emotions and reactions children may experience while learning about their amazing bodies. Vetted and approved by science, health, and child development experts, the information is up-to-date, age-appropriate, and scientifically accurate, and always aimed at helping kids feel proud, knowledgeable, and comfortable about their own bodies, about how they were born, and about the family they are part of.
General noteIncludes index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Harris, Robie H. It's not the stork! 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006
Issued in other formOnline version: Harris, Robie H. It's not the stork! 1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2006
Genre/formJuvenile works.
LCCN 2005054280
ISBN0763600474 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780763600471 (alk. paper)
ISBN0763633313
ISBN9780763633318
ISBN9781415691724
ISBN141569172X

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