The Baby Tree
What's The Baby Tree About
After learning that his parents are expecting a baby, a young boy asks several people where babies come from and gets a different answer from each before his parents have a chance to give the right answer. Includes advice on answering questions about reproduction.
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This book is humorous (to adults, anyway) and a great way to talk to your kids about where babies actually come from in an educational and child-appropriate way. With fun illustrations, the story is also a great primer for kids getting a new sibling.
This book answers the age-old question "Where do babies come from?" in a way that is anatomically correct without being too explicit, after going through several iterations of other answers a child might be given such as from a baby tree, from an egg, from a hospital and from the stork. I'd recommend parents browse through this book before reading it with their kiddos to make sure this is how you'd like to present the information.
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The Creative Behind the Book
Sophie Blackall (www.sophieblackall.com) is the illustrator of several award-winning picture books, including Meet Wild Boars by Meg Rosoff, Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson, Big Red Lollipop (by Rukhsana Khan), and the Ivy and Bean books by Annie Barrows. Her many honors include a BCCB Blue Ribbon, Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, Society of Illustrators Founders Award, Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book, Book Sense 76 Pick, and New York Times Top Ten Picture Book. Her artwork has also appeared in murals as part of the New York City MTA’s “Arts for Transit” program. Previously she has had jobs in a shoe shop and a robot factory. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780399257186
- Publication Date
- January 1, 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 15
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2013036309
- Lexile® Level
- AD540L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 169703
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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