How You Came to Be
$27.36
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2022
Summary
This love letter, written from mother to child, invites readers to experience a baby’s month-by-month development in the womb as compared to familiar fruits and vegetables.
A mother lovingly describes the sizes and stages of her baby’s month-by-month development inside the womb, and the amazement of experiencing it from the outside.
“Look at you - as big as a banana!” “Some of your cells formed into bones, and your arms and legs grew longer.” “I could feel you kick! Sometimes …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593225738 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593225732 |
| Author: | Carole Gerber, Sawsan Chalabi |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 539g |
| Dimensions: | 289mm x 264mm x 9mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A loving and encouraging intro to birth for kids.” – Publishers Weekly
“A sweet gift for expectant parents and a suitable read-aloud for an older sibling or a child curious about baby development.” – School Library Journal
About The Author
Carole Gerber
Poet and author Carole Gerber has written nearly two dozen picture books, readers, and chapter books, as well as more than one hundred elementary science and reading texts for major publishers. Her picture book A Band of Babies (2017) was named one of the Best Children’s Books of the Year by Amazon editors. Her poetry book Seeds, Bees, Butterflies, and More! (2014) was named a Notable Poetry Book by the NCTE. Her picture book Winter Trees (2009) won an Outstanding Picture Book Award from the CBC and the NSTA. She holds a BS in English education and an MA in journalism from Ohio State, and has taught middle school and high school English as well as college newswriting and factual writing at OSU.
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