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Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born

Miranda Paul, illustrated by Jason Chin

A rhyming text follows a family as they prepare to welcome a new baby. Each spread pairs the family’s activities with a labeled image of fetal development, identifying the trimester, month, and weeks of gestation. The book documents pregnancy across a forty-week medical and scientific timeline, from early development through birth. End matter provides more information about the illustrations and babies. The family’s young daughter welcomes the newest member at the conclusion.

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Book details

Themes
Change And Transitions · Family · Growing Up · Medicine And Health · Science
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
April 23, 2019
ISBN-13
9780823449385
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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