It’s Not the Stork!: A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends (The Family Library)

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“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.

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What makes me a girl? What makes me a boy? Is it true that a stork brings babies to mommies and daddies? Answer the endless questions young kids have about how they began in this welcoming and accessible volume about life and how they came to be. How does a baby begin and how is it born? Why are some parts of kids’ bodies different from some parts of other kids’ bodies? Answer these questions and more in this informative resource you and your kids will come back to again and again! When young people have questions about sex, real answers can be hard to find. Provide them with accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every imaginable question about their sexual health in this reassuring guide about their changing bodies.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0763633313
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2008
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780763633318
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0763633318
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 – 8 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.31 x 0.24 x 11.44 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ The Family Library
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool – 3
Best Sellers Rank: #9,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Children’s Nonfiction on Sexuality & Pregnancy (Books) #30 in Children’s Books on Boys’ & Men’s Issues #94 in Children’s Books on Girls’ & Women’s Issues
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