This Is How I Grow English and Spanish Paperback Duo

Biographical Note:

Dia L. Michels is an award-winning science and parenting writer who has authored or edited over a dozen books for both children and adults. While her topics include science and math books for middle grade students, her passion is promoting attachment parenting and supporting breastfeeding. A popular speaker, she lectures frequently at conferences, universities, libraries, and schools around the country. The mother of three grown children, she lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., with four cats and a dog. She can be reached at Dia@PlatypusMedia.com.

Wesley Davies is an artist from New England who specializes in illustration and comic art. He received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Kenyon College, earning Phi Beta Kappa honors, and has been making art all his life. He provided spot drawings for Platypus Media's 2018 publication Babies Nurseand this book marks his debut as a children's book illustrator. He lives in Rhode Island on occupied Naragansett land with his growing collection of houseplants, and he can be reached at wesdavies.comor Wesley@ScienceNaturally.com.

This book duo contains This Is How I Grow and the Spanish-language edition, Así crezco.

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 these books to explore the incredible variety of skills baby mammals must learn in order to survive and thrive.

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Este dúo de libros contiene This Is How I Grow y la edición en español, Así crezco.

¡Explora lo que significa ser grande!

Todos los mamíferos recién nacidos - ya sea que tengan pezuñas, aletas, garras o alas - dependen de la leche de sus madres para poder crecer. Para poder sobrevivir, todos los cachorros, terneros y crías deben descubrir cómo encontrar su propia comida. Desde los murciélagos que aprenden a volar hasta los elefantes que aprenden a controlar sus trompas, las familias de animales ayudan a los pequeños a desarrollar las herramientas que necesitan para cazar o buscar comida. Abre estos libros para explorar las diferentes habilidades que los mamíferos bebés deben aprender para poder sobrevivir y prosperar.