See How You Grow (A Lift-the-Flap Body Book)

By Patricia Pearse

Book Overview

Designed for slightly older children, this volume goves clear, medically sound explanations to youngsters about the wonders of human growth. Beginning with the development of the fetus, the book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812059360
• ISBN13: 9780812059366
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

Perfect for natural minded families!

This fabulous, lift-the-flap book shows stages of pregnancy in a wonderfully illustrated in an understandable way for all ages. A family is at the beach and they all have a secret that nobody else knows about - lift the flap on mommy's tummy and see the tiny baby growing in her uterus! Similar illustrations show progression of the pregnancy, with the new big sister watching and participating along the way. What a wonderful way for children to visualize exactly what is happening in there! As a natural-minded mama, I especially love that the baby boy is uncircumcised, nursing from mama's breast while the family looks on, and that there are no pictures or mentionings of bottles or pacifiers. The book continues on to focus on the big sister and how she goes on growing, what makes her grow, how genes contribute to appearance, growing old enough to see your own children and grandchildren grow. It is absolutely wonderful and beautifully done. My 5 year old son wants to read it every night! It's a great book about self-realization or for addressing those "how did I get here" questions. It's also perfect for a child with a sibling on the way. I hope to someday be able to use the book as a fun way to tell my little one that he is going to be a big brother!

Great "Birds and Bees" Book For All! Nice Illustrations too!

If you want to tell the very young how they (and all of us) came into this world, this nifty picture/body flap book can't be beat! The story of life is right here, and aging amd even death is touched on in a most natural way, too. Great educational book! One wonders why it's out of print.

See How You Grow

I have a three year old and she loved this flap book. She got to see the baby in my tummy from the wonderful illustrations. This book I recommend for parents that are having their second or third child to show their children. Children will better understand what is going on and hopefully help them to adjust when the baby is born.