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It's NOT the Stork!
A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends
By Harris, Robie H.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76360-047-1
- Publisher
- Candlewick
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
K-Gr 3 Harris opens by introducing two cartoon characters -a green-feathered bird clad in a purple shirt and blue high-top sneakers and his spike-haired friend, a bee. They wonder, -So where DO babies come from? - Their conversational commentary, given in word balloons, is a lighthearted supplement to a more focused narrative. Told in the second person, the text is straightforward, informative, and personable. Facts are presented step-by-step, starting fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
In their previous landmark volumes It's Perfectly Normal (rev. 3/95) and It's So Amazing! (rev. 1/00), Harris and Emberley established themselves as the purveyors of reader-friendly, straightforward information on human sexuality for children as young as seven. Here they successfully tackle the big questions about body parts (in successive chapters called "What Boys Have" and "What Girls Have"), where babies come from, and other related issues for even younger kids. The ever-curious cartoon bird and h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
