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It's Not the Stork!: A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends
Contributor(s): Harris, Robie H. (Author), Emberley, Michael (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0763633313     ISBN-13: 9780763633318
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
OUR PRICE:   $11.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2008
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Sexuality & Pregnancy
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology
Dewey: 649.65
Lexile Measure: 710
Series: Family Library (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 10.1" W x 11.3" (0.90 lbs) 64 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 110892
Reading Level: 4.1   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
In their previous landmark volumes . . . Harris and Emberley established themselves as the purveyors of reader-friendly, straightforward information on human sexuality for readers as young as seven. Here they successfully tackle the big questions . . . for even younger kids. -- The Horn Book (starred review)

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.
Back matter includes an index.