Baby 101: Anatomy for Babies

by Jonathan Litton, Thomas Elliott (Illustrator)

Overview

It's never too early to get an A+ in anatomy! Here's a fun new board book series that introduces a wide array of nonfiction subjects to babies and toddlers.

Welcome to Baby 101, where big subjects are tailored for little babies. Featuring simple words and bright and engaging illustrations, this introduction to anatomy includes information about parts of the body, like the head and shoulders, knees and toes! So don't be late, because this is one class that babies won't want to miss. Look for the surprise lift-the-flap ending!

Also available in the Baby 101 series: Botany for Babies, Zoology for Babies, Architecture for Babies.

★ "Instructive and not overwhelming—just right!."—Kirkus, starred review 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525648772
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Series:	Baby 101
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

JONATHAN LITTON has written numerous children's books. He loves using his science background to write about sea creatures, space, and saving the planet, but is also fond of penning stories about pirates, princesses, and picnics. When not writing, he can usually be found on his bike.

THOMAS ELLIOTT is a children's book illustrator and art director based in London, England.

Editorial Reviews

★ "Instructive and not overwhelming—just right!."—Kirkus, starred review 

From the Publisher

★ 2018-12-05

A useful book in the "science for babies" genre that, for once, isn't way over baby's head…or shoulders, knees, and toes, either.

Some science board books for toddlers are so relentlessly ambitious they seem aimed at caregivers hellbent on producing the next baby Einstein rather than at kids, but anatomy is a subject in which most any child takes a natural interest. New arrivals to the world typically begin their explorations by investigating their own bodies first. Fittingly, the first body parts named herein are the aforementioned head, shoulders, knees, and toes of the classic children's song. As an adorably rendered, racially diverse cast of toddlers models each body part under discussion, simple, clear, and enthusiastic statements guide children from the outer extremities to the mysteries within. "Your body is amazing! Think of all the things it can do… // You have a lot of bones!"—as a lab-coated professional X-rays the chest of a child, revealing the ribcage—"They support and protect your body." The book introduces the brain, muscles (they "help your body move"), and skin (it "keeps your insides in"). The lungs and cardiovascular system are described in easily grasped terms, as is the alimentary canal, the concept of taking energy from food, and eliminating waste (potty-trainees, take note). A description of the senses and sense organs follows.

Instructive and not overwhelming—just right! (Board book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews