AMAZING BABY
What it is: A book by Desmond Morris, the human behavior scholar and author of The Naked Ape, about the first two years of a baby’s life. It is published by Firefly.
What’s in it: Amazing and delightful color photographs of babies, as well as illustrations that will help you understand infant anatomy (such as the fontanelle ), physiology and growth patterns. Morris also describes weekly and monthly physical development from birth to the toddler years.
Highlights: Information such as the fact that the inner ear is the only sense organ to be fully developed before birth, reaching its adult size by about the middle of pregnancy; an explanation and diagram of how bones fuse; and an illustration and details about how male and female brains differ at birth.
Who it’s for: Anyone interested in baby development or who’s looking for a special baby-shower gift.
Price: $ 40 for the hardback, coffee-table-size book. Available at Amazon. com and other retailers.
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