It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families

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It's So Amazing! was created in response to repeated requests from parents, teachers, librarians, and health professionals for an up-to-date book about sex and sexuality for children who were still too young for It's Perfectly Normal. Once again, the Bird and Bee are up to their antics, but this time they're younger. In It's So Amazing!, these reassuring characters reflect the many moods of children age 7 and up: silly, serious, curious, embarrassed. Their voices echo the thoughts, questions, and concerns of a younger audience.
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Overview

It's So Amazing! was created in response to repeated requests from parents, teachers, librarians, and health professionals for an up-to-date book about sex and sexuality for children who were still too young for It's Perfectly Normal. Once again, the Bird and Bee are up to their antics, but this time they're younger. In It's So Amazing!, these reassuring characters reflect the many moods of children age 7 and up: silly, serious, curious, embarrassed. Their voices echo the thoughts, questions, and concerns of a younger audience.

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The creators of It's Perfectly Normal, targeted to middle-schoolers, here reach out to a slightly younger audience with candor and humor, neatly distilling various aspects of sex, reproduction and love. An inquisitive, loquacious bird and an embarrassed bee act as comic and straight man and serve as diverting foils to Harris's conversational narrative; kids will both identify with and chuckle at the two characters' reactions and asides. The duo's cheerful banter also clarifies some potentially confusing issues ("So the fetus doesn't grow where the pizza goes!" proclaims the newly enlightened bee). Specific topics covered include changes in boys' and girls' bodies during puberty, intercourse, birth control, chromosomes and genes, adoption and adjusting to a newborn sibling. The roster of experts in the closing acknowledgments speaks to the sensitivity and intelligence with which Harris and Emberley handle their treatment of masturbation, sexual abuse, HIV and AIDS and homosexuality. Emberley's artwork ranges from lighthearted cartoon panels of a talking sperm meeting up with an egg in the fallopian tube to straightforward drawings of reproductive organs and a developing fetus. With its informal yet informed perspective, this volume renders much "amazing" phenomena reassuringly comprehensible. Ages 7-up. (Nov.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
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In a starred review, PW said, "The creators of It's Perfectly Normal, targeted to middle-schoolers, here reach out to a slightly young audience with candor and humor, neatly distilling various aspects of sex, reproduction and love." Ages 7-up. (Aug.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780763613211
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press
  • Publication date: 7/28/2004
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Edition number: 5
  • Pages: 88
  • Sales rank: 26,421
  • Age range: 7 - 8 Years
  • Series: The Family Library
  • Product dimensions: 9.91 (w) x 11.77 (h) x 0.34 (d)

Meet the Author

Robie H. Harris says, "My challenge in writing IT'S SO AMAZING! was to weave the fascinating and complicated science facts about reproduction and birth into the story of the egg and the sperm, and to communicate to children in an honest and simple way how amazing this story really is!"

Michael Emberley says that while creating the illustrations for IT'S SO AMAZING!, he "tried to delicately balance age-appropriateness, absolute accuracy, honesty, and just plain fun."

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Chapter One


MEET THE BIRD AND THE BEE

Do You Know What I Read?


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CURIOUS? EMBARRASSED?
CONFUSED?

So How Do Babies Really Begin?


Have you ever looked at your baby pictures?


Have you ever wondered where babies come from -- or how babies are made -- or where you came from -- or how you really began?


Everyone -- grandparents, parents, sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and even teachers, firefighters, librarians, gymnasts, astronauts, dentists, scientists, cooks, nurses, shopkeepers, doctors, bus drivers, pilots, police officers, hockey players, mayors, and rock stars -- every person in the whole wide world was a baby once. The arrival of a new baby is so amazing! Most kids -- but not all -- are curious about how such an amazing and wonderful thing could possibly happen.


You may think that by now you already know -- or that you should know -- exactly how a baby is made. But even if your mom or dad has talked to you about this, or even if you and your friends have talked about it -- it's still perfectly normal to have questions about where babies come from. Talking with a parent, a doctor, a nurse, or a teacher is a good way to find out answers to your questions.


Sometimes you may feel very private about your questions and thoughts and feelings about how babies begin. Or it may feel embarrassing or hard to ask questions about making babies. Feeling curious about this, or embarrassed, or private, or even confused, is perfectlynormal. And having lots of questions about where babies come from is also perfectly normal.


Since the beginning of time, people young and old have tried to figure out where babies come from and how a baby is made. But how a baby is made is not a simple thing. That's why learning about it can be interesting and even fun -- no matter how old you are.


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EGG + SPERM = BABY

Reproduction


When a new baby animal or plant is made, scientists call that "reproduction." To reproduce means "to make again" -- to make the same thing again.


Reproduction is how plants and animals make new plants and animals like themselves.


One fact about making a human baby is quite simple. It takes a sperm and an egg to make a baby.


Sperm and eggs are cells. In fact, all plants and animals -- including humans -- are made up of cells. And the human body is made up of millions and millions and millions of cells.


Sperm and eggs are the cells that can make a baby. The beginning cells of many animals -- but not all -- start to grow when an egg cell joins together with a sperm cell. This is the way humans make new babies. In fact, the beginning cells of a human baby can start to grow only when a sperm cell and an egg cell have joined together.


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SAME AND DIFFERENT

Male -- Female


Another fact that's quite simple is that human babies -- like most other animals -- are born female or male. Girls and women are female. Boys and men are male.


Most parts of our bodies -- our toes, our fingers, our noses, our legs, our arms, our eyes, our hearts, our lungs, our stomachs, our buttocks -- are the same and look quite the same whether we are female or male.


The parts that are different are the parts that make each of us a female or a male. Some of these parts are on the outside of our bodies. Some are inside our bodies. Some are also the parts -- when a person's body grows up -- that can make a baby.


A male's sperm is needed to make a baby. Sperm are made in the male parts called "testicles." When a boy's body grows up, his two testicles will make an amazing amount of sperm -- about one hundred million to three hundred million each day.


A female's egg is needed to make a baby. Eggs are stored inside the female parts called "ovaries." When a baby girl is born, her two ovaries have all the eggs -- about one million to two million -- she will ever need to make a baby.


Although every boy is born with the parts that will make millions of sperm, and every girl is born with the parts that store millions of eggs, those parts cannot make a baby until a child's body has grown up. And that time is called "puberty."

Table of Contents

MEET THE BIRD AND THE BEE Do You Know What I Read? 4-5
(1) CURIOUS? EMBARRASSED? CONFUSED? So How Do Babies Really
Begin? 6-7
(2) EGG+SPERM=BABY Reproduction 8-9
(3) SAME AND DIFFERENT Male--Female 10-11
(4) GROWING UP Babies, Kids, Teenagers, Grownups 12-13
(5) WHAT'S INSIDE? WHAT'S OUTSIDE? Female Parts 14-15
(6) WHAT'S INSIDE? WHAT'S OUTSIDE? Male Parts 16-17
(7) THE AMAZING EGG TRIP What Do Eggs Do? 18-21
(8) THE AMAZING SPERM TRIP What Do Sperm Do? 22-25
(9) WHAT'S SEX? Female or Male--Loving--Making Love--Making
a Baby 26-29
(10) WHAT'S LOVE? Lots of Kinds of Love 30-33
(11) THE BIG RACE! Sperm and Egg Meet 34-39
(12) A WARM AND COZY WOMB Pregnancy 40-45
(13) FRESH FOOD! FRESH AIR! Growing and Staying Healthy 46-49
(14) STRETCH! PUNCH! KICK! HICCUP! BURP! The Growing Fetus 50-53
(15) TWINS AND MORE! Twins, Triplets, Quadruplets,
Quintuplets 54-55
(16) COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE! Birth 56-61
(17) WHAT MAKES YOU--YOU! Chromosomes and Genes--And Other
Things, Too! 62-63
(18) BECOMING A FAMILY By Birth--ByAdoption 64-67
(19) KEEPING SAFE "Okay Touches"--"Not Okay Touches" 68-71
(20) TALKING ABOUT IT HIV and AIDS 72-73
(21) GURGLES AND DROOLS Feelings about Babies--Fun with
Babies 74-75
(22) LET'S CELEBRATE! Happy Birth Day! Happy Adoption Day! 76-77
IT'S SO AMAZING! Still Talking! 78
THANK YOU SO MUCH! 79
INDEX 80-81
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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 14, 2006

    Excellent resource

    A must for every child's shelf! Smart parents will use a book like this as a starting point for open discussion on sex and sexuality. This book is also a great way for kids to have an alternative to the locker room to get their sex questions answered.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 20, 2009

    Political correctness trumps chance for excellence

    It's too bad that political correctness and a totally value-free presentation about abortion makes this book oxymoronic. After describing in detail with excellent graphics and child-friendly cartoon characters how the baby begins to grow in the woman's womb, all of a sudden the baby is forgotten and the authors describe abortion as merely "a medical way to end a pregnancy." The authors also deal with homosexuality in the same politically correct, value-free manner, presenting it to readers as an equally good choice. Parents who want their children to learn about the sacredness and great gift of human sexuality will have to choose another book, and it's too bad because the presentation on the growth of baby in the womb is excellent.

    3 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 12, 2007

    Great book

    This is a wonderful book. I bought it a few years ago when my children were 7 & 8 years old--I have a boy and girl. It appeals to the kids in a comic book format, yet it gives very academic information. I let my kids read it with me or alone when they prefer (if they are feeling a little embarrassed for mom to read it with them). I would recommend this highly to open the communciation between you and your chlid.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 16, 2006

    Wonderful book for discussing a topic that can be a bit intimidating at the start.

    This book has been wonderful. I needed something to start the sex education talks with my 10-year-old son but couldn¿t find anything that would cover all the aspects I needed and on a level he needed. All the bookstores either carried books for very small children or for teens. I was so happy to finally find this book. I had a book growing up that was similar to this book and remember it to this day as being a great learning tool. I got my son the 7 and older version and feel it is perfect in every way. Theses topics are not the easiest to get into and this book makes it easy to read and answer question with your child.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 12, 2010

    I Also Recommend:

    Best series on the subject

    This is a thoughtful, accessible, thorough book on children's sexuality for young elementary-school aged children and is perfect for parents and children to read together and for children to look at on their own. It is told in comic book format - the main characters are a bird and a bee, one of whom finds the whole subject difficult to talk about. This is much more than the birds and the bees, however. It puts sex into the full context of human development. This book (and the other books in the series that I would recommend just as strongly)was developed with experts in all areas - biology, medicine, religion, education, and human development.

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  • Posted November 11, 2009

    I bought this for my 10 year old son....

    A friend recommended this book to me to open discussion on reproductive facts with my children. She also has a 10 year old boy as well as older girls. My 10 year old read it and it provided additional information to extend our discussion on sexuality. This is a book that he can go back to and read it over or just parts of it. I appreciate the fact that it talks about AIDS and homosexuality in a non-judgemental way. I have a 7 year old daughter that will read this as she gets older. We have discussed that this is a book that they can read at any time but it is something that we not need to share with friends--it is up to their parents to provide this information. I want my children to be educated and comfortable in having this knowledge. This is a book that opens dialogue and is easy for the kids to understand.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 12, 2009

    Just what we needed

    We were starting to get questions from my 9 year old son that we weren't sure how to answer in an age appropriate way. One of my coworkers recommended this book, and it's perfect. While it gives all the facts, the cartoon presentation kept the tone light. I highly recommend this book, and am considering purchasing the book aimed at ages 4-7 for my 6 year old daughter.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 4, 2009

    Excellent guide for potentially difficult subjects

    This book is a great resource for parents looking for ways to talk to their children about the human body, reproduction, and the introduction of sexual concepts. The illustrations are very kid friendly and help make a serious subject more approachable. Small parts of the book do include topics that some parents may object to or have differing opinions on. However, the book provides an opportunity to discuss those subjects and whether a parent agrees or disagrees with the point of view in the book. In our household the book is kept in a safe place so that visiting kids don't read it, in case their parents might object. Our children know where it is so they can read it whenever they choose, unless friends are over.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 4, 2009

    Good book overall, but could have done without one small section.

    This book was purchased for my kids (ages 7 and 9) and was really good overall to explain the facts of life. However, I could have done without the section on masterbation at this early stage. Just wasn't necessary in a book geared toward younger children.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 11, 2002

    Good info and pictures, but a heads up if you are on the conservative side...

    This is well-illustrated book with clear, simple information about the different aspects of sexual reproduction, behavior and puberty. Nicely done! However, I think it is fair to warn conservative-leaning parents that this book tends to lean toward the liberal side of things. If you are squimish of homosexuality, you may want to look elsewhere because this book approaches the subject without flinching and some would argue upholds it as mainstream behavior.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 26, 2002

    IT'S SO GREAT! A book to explain sex to children.

    I NEEDED A BOOK FOR MY SON. HE WAS ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS AND I DIDN'T WANT TO SEEM EMBARRASED ABOUT ANSWERING HIM. THE MOMENT I SKIMMED THROUGH THIS BOOK, I KNEW IT WOULD BE PERFECT. IT HAS THE ILLUSTRATIONS THAT CHILDREN COULD RELATE TO. IT EXPLAINED SEX TO HIM IN A VERY RESPECTFUL WAY. IT MENTIONED THE LOVE THAT PEOPLE SHARE AND I'M GLAD THAT WAS A PART OF THIS BOOK.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 7, 2002

    Fantastic. Exactly what I needed for my kids.

    I just got this latest edition. It's terrific. It's very detailed without being 'gross' (there is only a very discrete discussion of the mechanics of sexual intercourse). It is really just perfect. I wish I had read this when I was a preteen/young teen. I enjoyed it myself, even.

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