Families
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · January 30, 2016
A Family pick for readers exploring Families.
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- Who it’s for
- Bright photographs invite young children to notice how families are alike and different.
- Themes
- Family diversity, Love and care within families, Different family structures
- Genres
- Family Life, Photography for Kids, Adoption Stories
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Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Celebrate diversity with this picture book for very young children about the many faces of contemporary families. Bright photographs by National Geographic photographer Shelley Rotner capture families having fun together, enjoying all the ways they are similar and different. Some families have one parent, and some have two; some have aunts and uncles and grandparents living with them.
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Some have adopted children, some have children born to them. Whether they live all together or far apart, families love and care for each other. Designed to showcase the wide variety of modern families and spur discussions about young readers' own family history, this beautiful picture book is a must-have for children beginning to learn about the world and the people around them.
Families, Many Ways
Bright photographs invite young children to notice how families are alike and different.
Come here for
- A welcoming look at many kinds of contemporary families
- Photographs of families enjoying time together
Expect
- A picture book for very young children
- An invitation to talk about your own family history
Where it sits
| Family Life | 95% |
|---|---|
| Photography for Kids | 50% |
| Adoption Stories | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family Life
- Alternative Families
- Sociology for Kids
- Authors
- Shelley Rotner, Sheila M. Kelly
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- January 30, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family diversity · Love and care within families · Different family structures
- Reading lane
- Family Life