The Great Big Book Of Families

Author: Mary Hoffman

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  • : $18.99 NZD
  • : 9781847805874
  • : Quarto UK
  • : Frances Lincoln Children's
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  • : March 2015
  • : 300mm X 220mm
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  • : Ros Asquith
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Barcode 9781847805874
9781847805874

Description

What is a family? Once, it was said to be a father, mother, boy, girl, cat and dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed, families have changed too, and now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow - from a mum and dad or single parent to two mums or two dads, from a mixed-race family to children with different mums and dads, to families with a disabled member. Mary Hoffman takes a look through children's eyes at the wide varieties of family life: from homes, food, ways of celebrating, schools and holidays to getting around, jobs and housework, from extended families, languages and hobbies to pets and family trees - and she concludes that, for most people, their own family is the best one of all With Ros Asquith's delightful pictures, this book takes a fresh, optimistic look at families of today.

Reviews

'Useful, funny and truthful' The Bookseller Crow, Families SE 'A wonderfully entertaining celebration of the huge diversity found within contemporary families.' Little Parachutes 'It's a book packed with detail, humour and interest, reminding us that there is no such thing as 'normal' or 'abnormal' - we are all equal. ..In terms of diversity in its widest sense, books simply don't get much more inclusive than this.' Booktrust