birth

Spring signals the arrival of many babies, both animal and human, on the farm.

Looks at the birth process of many different animals, from conception to delivery.

Describes the birth of a calf one cold winter night and his first day of life as he learns to stand, ventures out of doors, and nuzzles up to his tired mother.

Text and photographs record the birth and first two weeks of life of twin lambs.

Describes the development and birth of animals such as trout and turtles that hatch from eggs and kittens and seahorses that are born alive.

Text and pictures follow Tabitha's kittens from their conception and birth to independence from their mother.

A grandmother and grandfather eagerly anticipate the birth of their first grandchild.

Shanti the zebra feels scared and alone after she becomes separated from her herd, but the other animals she meets while searching the water hole and river, forest, and savanna, assure her that she will not be lonely very much longer.

Simple poetic text describes the behavior of humpback whales and the birth of a baby humpback.

During the early 1900s, eleven-year-old Viney spends her summer working for the local midwife and learns firsthand about birth, death, and "catchin' babies.".