Baby on Board: How Animals Carry Their Young

Marianne Berkes
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Learn how animal parents love and protect their babies in this beautifully illustrated, rhyming picture book! Perfect for families, classrooms and libraries, Baby on Board includes backmatter with a fun matching game and STEM/STEAM activities.

You may know that kangaroos carry their babies in pouches, but did you know that alligators keep their babies safe in their jaws, or that baby anteaters take a ride on their mom's backs? Learn about various animals and their babies with realistic illustrations and fun, rhyming text, a great fit for your preschool or elementary classroom, your mom and baby book collection, STEM book and animal book library for kids 3-5 or 5-7.

Tucked in pouches, gripped in teeth,

Propped on backs, or underneath,

This is what some animals do.

How did someone carry you?

Backmatter Includes:

  • Explore More for Kids: a matching game for how each animal carries its babies!
  • Explore More for Teachers & Parents: STEM/STEAM activities and curriculum starters, such as vocabulary and pronunciation exercises, counting games, and Venn diagram activities


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
Published: 03/01/2017
ISBN: 9781584695936
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 9.80h x 9.80w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2017 pg. 74
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 193 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw