Baby Loves the Five Senses: Taste!

by Ruth Spiro, Irene Chan (Illustrator)

Overview

Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.

Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of taste. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623541545
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	08/18/2020
Series:	Baby Loves Science Series
Pages:	20
Sales rank:	157,272
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Ruth Spiro is an award-winning children's book author and freelance writer whose articles, essays, and stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies. Her debut picture book, Lester Fizz, Bubble-Gum Artist (Dutton), won awards from Writer's Digest and Willamette Writers and was a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year.

Irene Chan enjoys making beautiful things. She is an art director, designer, artist, amateur photographer, and illustrator.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2020

Toddler-PreS—Babies are introduced to scientific terminology in these bright, warmly illustrated board books about smell, taste, and touch. The series follows a simple board book format with one key difference: the addition of big words. Each book begins with a cheerful baby experiencing one of the senses while helping their caregiver with a daily activity. One baby smells bread baking while grocery shopping, another eats strawberries while helping in the kitchen, and the third handles soft laundry and the hard laundry basket. After this initial introduction, the text explains, "Everything in the world is made of atoms and molecules." Then the text details the parts of the nose, tongue, and skin, respectively, that send signals to the human brain to create the experience of smelling, tasting, and touching. Higher concept board books are available in many shapes and sizes, and this series is particularly successful as it keeps the science as simple as possible. Babies and toddlers will be attracted to the joyful, inviting illustrations depicting familiar activities, and parents will love the practical explanation of the different senses. The vocabulary and labeled anatomical diagrams are appealing and occupy the middle of each book's narrative. Concise sentences are placed at the beginning and end of the text. VERDICT Purchase in public libraries where board books are popular.—Kristy Pasquariello, Westwood P.L., MA

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