On the Day You Were Born - Hardcover

Frasier, Debra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0547790457 ISBN 13: 9780547790459

Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books, 2012

Synopsis

A beloved classic for more than twenty years, this luminous new edition includes a note from the author, an audio download that includes a reading of the story and original music, and a refreshed jacket design.

In simple words and radiant collages, Debra Frasier celebrates the earth and extends an exuberant welcome to each member of our human family. Accompanied by a glossary explaining such natural phenomena as gravity, tides, and migration, this unforgettable book affirms the special place each child holds in the world.

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Review:

"On the eve of your birth ... the Earth and her creatures with the Sun and the Moon all moved in their places, each ready to greet you the very first moment of the very first day you arrived."

Every child loves to hear the story of how he or she came into the world, but usually very little attention is paid to how the world was in that magical moment. For any family who feels a special connection to nature and the flow of life, On the Day You Were Born will help baby understand how each of us is received not just by our family, but by the universe and its gentle ways. The simple, bright pictures in Debra Frasier's book recall Matisse, and they won the book a Parents' Choice Award for illustration. In the final pages, each illustration and theme in the book (migrating animals, gravity, glowing moon, rising tide, etc.) is explained in simple and direct language that can be used to teach older children how nature works on our planet, and how Earth works in the universe.

This beautiful hardcover book is accompanied by a washable, soft rattle that has a donut-shaped yellow handle with "Welcome" embroidered on it in blue thread. The head of the rattle is a round, blue sky embroidered with yellow stars and a red figure of a child dancing. (From birth) --Katherine Ferguson

From the Author:

Debra Frasier's debut picture book, On the Day You Were Born, has become a perennial classic for welcoming new babies and celebrating families. Her other books include Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster, A Birthday Cake Is No Ordinary Cake, The Incredible Water Show, and Out of the Ocean. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. www.debrafrasier.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0547790457
• ISBN 13: 9780547790459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Frasier Debra