Wednesday, June 17, 2015

It's So Amazing

Harris, R. H. (1999). It's so amazing: a book about eggs, sperm, birth, babies, and families.  Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Harris approaches the often taboo subjects of sexual development, reproduction, love, adoption, sexually transmitted diseases, and families in a straightforward manner using child friendly yet accurate text. Her comfortable explanations are nonjudgmental or stereotypical and provide opportunities for parents to share their family values with their children.  The organization of this book gives parents the option to use only the parts they are ready to share with their child or to utilize the whole book.  Emberley's cartoon illustrations help to avoid some of the awkwardness that these subjects could produce while his simple drawings provide a visual to benefit the understanding of the child.  This book is written for children ages 7 and up, although as a parent, you may choose to use this book to only answer the questions they are asking at that young age.

Book Trailer:  https://youtu.be/RBnbtbBR0Ms

Available for purchase through Amazon.

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