infancy

Describes how mother zoo animals feed, clean, protect, and play with their babies.

Daisy the duckling eagerly awaits the arrival of a new brother or sister, even helping Mama Duck sit on the egg while they wait for it to hatch.

Describes the characteristics of giraffes and how mother giraffes living in zoos are taught to care for their babies.

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text introduce children to animals and their offspring. Includes notes for older readers and parents on the lifestyle and breeding patterns of each animal.

Follows a baby kangaroo, or joey, as it grows inside its mother's pouch and learns about the other animals living on Australia's Kangaroo Island.

Describes characteristics of thirteen baby animals including beavers, camels, opossums, porcupines, and kangaroos. Includes a page of pictures to match and a note to parents with suggestions for using the book with children.

Each season brings new things to see and do on the farm as Hazel enjoys the newborn animals.

Describes the birth and first few hours of a foal.

The children in Mrs. Miller's class help a baby goose get back to its mother.