I gave this book a five star because i like hoe creative of explaining to children how babies are born its funny but cute at the same time. Lynn, S. (1993). Children reading pictures: History visuals at key stages 1 and 2. Education, 3-13, 21(3), 23-29.

Literary Elements: This book uses so much imagery. The book has amazing details and uses tons of adjectives such as "wrapped your wet, slippery body. Barton, K. C. (1997). History-it can be elementary: An overview of elementary students’ understanding of history. Social Education, 61, 13-16.Alleman, J., & Brophy, J. (2003). History is alive: Teaching young children about changes over time. Social Studies, 94(3), 107-111. Social Issues: This book discusses how the Earth came together and what the animals did on the day you were born. It looks at how your family came together to greet you during your entrance to the world. By adding eight photographs and filling in a few details, parents can create a very special journal for their child, rejoicing together in all the natural wonders of the universe. Here is an ideal gift for the new parents with a vibrant connection to nature. --Emilie Coulter

Literary elements: Interactive text allows the reader to place themselves inside the text, gender of the children are not specified allowing either gender to feel a part of this textI have in turn given this book as a baby gift to other expectant parents. It is not as well known as some other popular baby shower book gifts, but it's message of "welcome to the world, we are so glad you're here" is universal. The Day You Were Born’ book by From Lucy is illustrated and written by the husband and wife team of Steve Wilson and Lucy Tapper. They have created a personalised book that any new parent would be love to receive and it is the perfect sentimental gift a child can keep forever.

This beautiful ‘The Day You Were Born’ book is the perfect gift for newborn babies and their parents. Completely individual to each baby, the personalised baby book contains unique facts and information and brings them together in a lovely story. Curriculum Uses: I would use this book as a read aloud for younger students because it will help them feel loved, and maybe it will help them feel like the classroom environment that I am trying to create is much like the ambiance that this book creates. I would use this book for a guided reading selection, and I would also consider it for an independent reading book for students who are just transitioning into reading such books. People have an innate curiosity to know what happened on the day they were born and understand how the world they know today once was. Often memories that we are too young to recall directly can be prompted by revisiting them through visual cues, such as the images and firsthand accounts found in newspapers from that very day. As the recipient reads through a newspaper from the day they were born they are likely to experience a wave of nostalgia and have some fond memories prompted. The context-embedded instruction that is so important for English learners to succeed can be achieved with personal timelines. Students draw on their own life experiences and that of their families as they construct this type of timeline. The timeline itself provides visual support, which is also important in the instruction of students learning English; teachers can use illustrations to clarify timeline content and students can illustrate their own timelines. Students can work in pairs, providing support through cooperative learning as well. Another ELD strategy is to use props, realia, and artifacts, which could be included in a table top timeline. Struggling students

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Barton, K. C., & Levstik, L. S. (1998). “It wasn’t a good part of history”: Ambiguity and identity in middle grade students’ judgments of historical significance. Teachers College Record, 99, 478-513.