Animals Mate: A Book About Where Babies Come From

by Emily Farranto

Overview

"Where do babies come from?" It's a question every child asks eventually, and Animals Mate is the simple, straightforward, and developmentally appropriate guide every parent needs to normalize sexual reproduction via adorable animal partners. With a modern design and beautiful illustrations, Animals Mate introduces facts about mating, including tactful discussion of the mechanics of the process, anatomy, and sperm and eggs. Bypass the awkwardness that often accompanies "the talk" about how babies are made and help your child understand sex and reproduction as the natural and wonderful process that results in the world's greatest treasure: babies!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641702454
Publisher:	Familius
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Emily Farranto is an artist and writer living with her two sons in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Editorial Reviews

05/18/2020

Farranto presents the basic mechanics of procreation, accompanied by black-and-white hatched portraits of animal pairs doing the deed. Terms including mating and sexual reproduction are defined straightforwardly (“Mating is when two animals come together to reproduce”), while photorealistic sketches against muted pastel backgrounds show various animals mid-coitus (giraffes, ladybugs, and peacocks, for example). Species differences are mentioned, like how some aqueous creatures fertilize “outside the body, in the water” and how, for marsupials, “the baby is born and then grows a little more in a pouch on the mother’s body”—but some passages will require extratextual conversations, such as one about how egg fertilization can, in some cases, lead to many babies. More of an introduction to procreation than a definitive guide (though used to described the act, words such as penis and vagina go undefined), this nonfiction picture book may nevertheless help alleviate young readers’ curiosity surrounding a frequently taboo topic. Ages 5–8. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"This nonfiction picture book may... help alleviate young readers’ curiosity surrounding a frequently taboo topic."
-Publishers Weekly

“With well-crafted images and refreshingly direct explanations, Animals Mate provides an uncomplicated, age-appropriate introduction to the world of reproduction. Parents will smile at the easy nature of this gentle treasure.“
-Carla Marie Manly, PhD, clinical psychologist and author
 

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