Welcome to the World Baby

by Na'ima bint Robert illustrated by Derek Brazell

All cultures celebrate the birth of a baby in different ways. When Tariq's mom has a baby boy, the whole class celebrates. As the children talk at circle time, each one tells how his or her family welcomes a new child into the world. A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the diversity of cultural and religious celebrations of a baby being welcomed into our world.   To access lessons and activities that use this book, see our "Cultures and Customs" lesson plans at the following link: http://www.languagelizard.com/lessonplans.htm

Available in English with: Albanian, Bengali, Chinese, Chinese-Simplified, Croatian, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Panjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Shona, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba.

Ages: 4-8  Paperback and Hardback (depends on language edition) Dimensions: 8.2w x 11.5h inches