![]() ![]() The popularity of breastfeeding in America, has waxed and waned through the years, however. ![]() Although the final image of a mother nursing her baby in an armchair at night with her eyes closed is beautiful, particularly taken with the back page note on this picture which reminds us that breastfeeding mothers get more sleep it is perhaps a rather unfortunate choice of image given the relative risks of falling asleep with your baby on soft seating compared with a bed.īreast milk has long been touted as the best food for newborns by doctors and parents around the world. ![]() That said I really liked the middle double page spread which shows a nursing mother with her school age child having a picnic on a park bench, lots of park activity in the background, beautifully painted sparrows in the foreground and on another bench, a mother spoon feeding a similar aged baby from a jar whilst strapped into a stroller. The rhyming text feels a little forced (perhaps the Spanish flows better) and the pictures similarly don't quite hit my spot in the way the very best children's illustrators do, something about the style. never knew platypus babies are called puggles! ![]() At the back are miniature copies of each picture with interesting facts. We see foals standing, joeys with their head's in Mum's pouch, blue whales and even armadillo and platypus. In many ways it is a straightforward cozy picture book about baby animals that most children love, but it so happens that the baby animals (mammals and marsupials) are all suckling. I love the premise of this children's picture book which shows that humans are mammals. He lives on the edge of Yosemite National Park with his wife and son. Michael Elsohn Ross, who is also the author of SANDBOX SCIENTIST, a book for parents and teachers that was named a SMITHSONIAN Notable Book, as well as the children's book SNUG AS A BUG, enjoys visiting schools to present assemblies and workshops students, teachers, and families. Says KIRKUS REVIEWS: "Hopefully, Ross, a naturalist and author of 40 books for children, has many more Mr. WHISKERS' ROOM are designed to encourage students to use all their senses to make observations and draw conclusions, ultimately making science discoveries as simple as child's play. But to Corrie, Miguel, Pearl, and other intrepid youngsters, great discoveries are just around the corner." The seven science stations in WHAT'S THE MATTER IN MR. "To an adult, dirt is dirt, water is water, and gloop is just some yucky squishy stuff. "I decided I wanted to create a fictional classroom where kids were having the kind of grand adventures and discoveries that I'd observed," the author says. WHISKERS' ROOM, a book of hands-on mini-experiments that lead to Big Ideas-and promote an ongoing passion for independent discovery. It was findings from this project that ultimately gave rise to WHAT'S THE MATTER IN MR. "For ten years I have worked with my good friend Allison Brown, a teacher, seeking new ways for children to experience open-ended science play." "I am fascinated by children's natural curiosity and innate science exploration skills," says author and Yosemite Association naturalist Michael Elsohn Ross. ![]()
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