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SOCIAL SCIENCES

Harris, Robie H.

Who Has What?: All About Girls' Bodies and Boys' Bodies

40 pp. | Candlewick | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-2931-1 $15.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Harris explains how boys and girls are a lot alike but also anatomically different. A brother and sister start the conversation on their way to the beach. Harris gradually moves from personality traits to physical characteristics, very naturally introducing differences as the siblings, separately, change into their swimsuits. Enhanced by Westcott's friendly ink and watercolor illustrations, the tone is lighthearted but never too silly.

Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011