Boardwalk Babies

Name: Boardwalk Babies
Brand: Lerner Publishing Group
Price: 39.9 AUD
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By: Marissa Moss, April Chu (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 2 March 2021

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Hardcover
40 Pages

Age
6+

Grade
2 - 6

Dimensions(cm)
27.5 x 23 x 1.5

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In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up a sideshow at Coney Island, taking care of the tiniest newborns as part of a display to convince the public that incubators worked. Thousands of babies grew into healthy children as Boardwalk Babies, including Dr. Couney's own premature daughter. Many of those babies came back as adults to thank the doctor for his miracle cures. Science meets magic show in this fascinating true story.

Industry Reviews

"In a remarkable true story, Moss introduces Dr. Martin Couney, a doctor with a flair for showmanship who used expositions and eventually the Coney Island Boardwalk to build public trust for a new idea that could save 'doomed to die' premature babies: 'warming boxes, ' or incubators . . . Chu's cartoony illustrations . . . have an old-timey charm full of detailed period dress and very appealing itty-bitty babies."--Horn Book Magazine

-- (6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)

"Moss . . . tells a story grounded in facts and full of human interest . . . With curving lines and warm colors, the illustrations create a genial tone while transporting viewers to a bygone era. An intriguing picture book."--Booklist Online

-- (7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM)

"Moss turns a little-known historical subject into a poignant and readable picture book. . . .The soft illustrations and the heartwarming approach make this story beautiful and relevant to all families."--starred, School Library Journal

-- (3/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)

"This smoothly written account of little-known events results in a heartwarming story that will help develop audience empathy. Appealing illustrations capture the period and ambiance nicely and depict winsome infants of different races and ethnicities. . . A thought-provoking telling of an unusual historical episode."--Kirkus Reviews

-- (2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)

Moss . . . surveys the use of premature infants as sideshow entertainment in this informative overview of pioneering pediatric history . . . this narrative nonfiction account will prove absorbing."--Publisher's Weekly

-- (2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM)

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