Everything you need to know about pregnancy, from conception to baby’s first days. Double-page spreads animated by cut-outs and flaps explain the male and female reproductive systems, fertilization, cell division, MAP, genetic heritage, ultrasound, twins, prematurity, and month after month the reader can follow the evolution of the embryo. Hélène Druvert fleshes out this marvellous internal mechanism right up to childbirth, before bringing the book to a close with the first moments of life: breastfeeding, motor development and the evolution of the baby’s senses.
A documentary as sumptuous as it is fascinating on the most exceptional thing in the world: birth.
Hélène Druvert is a textile designer who has been working freelance since graduating from the École Duperré. She creates patterns, paper cut-outs, illustrations, surfboards… She loves building bridges between these different worlds, to the delight of young and old alike. With La Martinière Jeunesse, she has published the highly acclaimed Petit Théâtre de Casse-Noisette, Histoires de reines, Anatomie (non-fiction mention at Bologna) and Océan. She received the Prix Jeunesse de la nuit du livre 2015 for Paris s’envole (Gautier-Languereau).
