Global Babies
A teacher’s look at why this book belongs in the Lap Listeners stage.
Why it fits Lap Listeners (for babies in their first year, when books are about your voice, not the plot)
Real photographs of babies from seventeen cultures, each gazing straight at the reader. Infants stare longest at faces, and these pages give them the whole world's worth. A first geography lesson disguised as a mirror.
What makes it special
Seventeen real babies from seventeen cultures, every one gazing straight into your baby's eyes — that's the entire book, and it's plenty. The full-bleed photographs, in traditional dress from Peru to Mali, are gorgeous without commentary. In a world that sorts people faster than ever, it starts a child on faces before categories.
About The Global Fund for Children
The Global Fund for Children is a nonprofit that invests in grassroots organizations serving children worldwide; its Global Babies series channels book proceeds directly into that work, making the purchase itself a small act of the book's message.
Also by this author: Global Baby Girls · Global Baby Playtime · Carry Me
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This book is part of The Best Books for Babies: 30 Teacher Picks (Lap Listeners) in our guide The Best Children’s Books by Age — 120 books chosen by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX. Come see how we build readers →
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