Did you know that Darwin's frogs hatch as tadpoles in their father's mouth? Or that a baby giraffe has to survive a six-foot fall because its mother is standing when it's born?

What about how a baby dolphin has to swim up to the surface immediately after it's born to take its first breath? Some gestation periods are days; some are years. Some babies are born ready to fend for themselves while others rely on their parents for months. From scorpions to ravens to red kangaroos, all animals have their own miraculous processes to keep their species thriving. With its sweet, striking artwork and fascinating facts about 25 diverse animals, Newborns: How Baby Animals Come into the World is a great introduction to animal behavior for young readers.

Key Selling Points

• Newborns is an introduction to 25 diverse animals, from elephants to seahorses to scorpions, and how they reproduce, highlighting fascinating facts about each creature, including details about gestation, birth and, of course, their amazing babies.
• The facts chosen for each animal highlight their uniqueness—for instance, how a bat gives birth upside down, or how a male seahorse incubates its babies, or how an alpine salamander keeps its eggs in its uterus—and are told in simple, concise language.
• Illustrations are soft, cute and colorful, a perfect pairing for the fact-based but conversational text.
• Backmatter includes a list of gestation times for each animal in the book (including human beings).
• Originally a rhyming book in Spanish, the English translation focuses instead on getting the information across as clearly (and invitingly) as possible, with "fun facts” moved from the backmatter onto each animal's profile, so each spread has all the information at a glance.