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Synopsis
Introduces the important roles that some animal fathers play in the development of their offspring, with examples of specific kinds of birds, mammals, and other creatures that ...
Mary Quattlebaum - Children's Literature
In Hey, Daddy!, Mary Batten shines the spotlight on animal fathers and their babies. Although insects and fish can survive without dad from birth, certain critters depend on both mother and father. In fact, some even take on the role of primary caretaker. For example, the father seahorse gives birth to numerous juniors springing from eggs laid in his pouch by the female. Father marmosets and titi monkeys carry their babies most of the time, leaving the mother free to forage for the food she needs to produce milk. Without sentimentality, the illustrator, Higgins Bond, captures fathers and their babies interacting in their natural environment. 2002, Peachtree,