| A Ride on Mother's Back: A Day of Baby Carrying Around the World Contributor(s): Bernhard, Emery (Author), Bernhard, Durga (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0152008705 ISBN-13: 9780152008703 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1996 Annotation: Through a steamy rain forest in Brazil, along a river in Papua New Guinea, across a frozen inlet in the artic, this book takes young children on a far-reaching journey to discover how babies worldwide are carried and what they see from their unique vantage points. The text and full-color illustrations are supplemented by an extensive glossary about the 11 cultures featured in this book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Topics) |
| Dewey: 392.13 |
| LCCN: 95041483 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 11.29" W x 9.3" (0.92 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21159 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through a steamy rain forest in Brazil, along a river in Papua New Guinea, across a frozen inlet in the arctic, this book takes young children on a far-reaching journey to discover how babies worldwide are carried and what they see from their unique vantage points. "This is an exquisite book, for the detailed, folk-art style gouache illustrations, its overall design, and the wealth of information it includes."--Kirkus Reviews |
Contributor Bio(s): Bernhard, Emery: - Emery Bernhard has created numerous fiction and nonfiction books for children, including The Way of the Willow Branch. |