The animal kingdom offers a special fascination for children because so many of the cozy rituals they share at home are echoed in nature. All mammal mothers feed, protect, and teach their young-- tasks that often challenge their own needs for survival. With beautiful illustrations and inventive text, this fascinating introduction reveals how fourteen mammals' babies travel the path from helpless infant to self-sufficient adults. If My Mom were a Platypus is also available in Spanish, Hebrew, and Dutch.

How do baby mammals grow? Food! And with a lot of help from their mothers. This book shares the life cycle story of eight different mammal babies from habitats across the globe. Readers learn essential facts about each animal's birth, nursing, weaning, hunting or foraging skills, and other techniques that they must learn from their mother (and community) before they can be "all grown up."As they page through the expansive panoramic illustrations, readers explore the vast diversity of the mammal world and learn about those things that unite all mammals. The written text foregrounds the importance of mother's milk in infancy and learning to find food as each animal matures; the lifelike visual text provides more information about each species, including their habitat, family group, and relative size. The animals in the book are drawn from habitats across the globe and are arranged from shortest to longest childhoods.An extensive free Teacher's Guide provides further information and hands-on activities to expand opportunities for learning. This book is designed for students ages 7-10 (grades 2-5). Content aligns with the NGSS (detailed articulation is outlined in the Teacher's Guide).

How do baby mammals grow? Food! And with a lot of help from their mothers. This book shares the life cycle story of eight different mammal babies from habitats across the globe. Readers learn essential facts about each animal's birth, nursing, weaning, hunting or foraging skills, and other techniques that they must learn from their mother (and community) before they can be "all grown up." As they page through the expansive panoramic illustrations, readers explore the vast diversity of the mammal world and learn about those things that unite all mammals. The written text foregrounds the importance of mother's milk in infancy and learning to find food as each animal matures; the lifelike visual text provides more information about each species, including their habitat, family group, and relative size. The animals in the book are drawn from habitats across the globe and are arranged from shortest to longest childhoods. An extensive free Teacher's Guide provides further information and hands-on activities to expand opportunities for learning. This book is designed for students ages 7-10 (grades 2-5). Content aligns with the NGSS (detailed articulation is outlined in the Teacher's Guide).Lexile Measure: 590L

!Explora lo que significa ser grande! Todos los mamiferos recien nacidos -- ya sea que tengan pezunas, aletas, garras o alas -- dependen de la leche de sus madres para poder crecer. Para poder sobrevivir, todos los cachorros, terneros y crias deben descubrir como encontrar su propia comida. Desde los murcielagos que aprenden a volar hasta los elefantes que aprenden a controlar sus trompas, las familias de animales ayudan a los pequenos a desarrollar las herramientas que necesitan para cazar o buscar comida. Abre este libro para explorar las diferentes habilidades que los mamiferos bebes deben aprender para poder sobrevivir y prosperar. !Este galardonado libro sobre los animales ahora esta disponible en espanol! -- Explore what it means to be all grown up! All newborn mammals--whether they have hooves, flippers, claws, or wings--rely on mother's milk to help them grow. In order to survive, every cub, calf, and kit must eventually figure out how to find their own food. From bats learning how to fly to elephants gaining control of their trunks, animal families help their young develop the tools they need to hunt, forage, or scavenge. Open this book to explore the incredible variety of skills baby mammals must learn in order to survive and thrive. This award-winning animal book is now available in Spanish! Lexile Measure: 590L