I was immediately drawn to this book by the beautiful illustrations which continued throughout the pages. Making More is a wonderful but also scientific explanation of reproduction in our world. I enjoyed that it is told as a story, rather than just a book of facts. As I read it, I thought of my own son and how I think it would be the PERFECT book to introduce him to the concept of reproduction. Well done!

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This is a great book for kids curious about reproduction. It gives facts on genes and how each parent provides one copy. The illustrations are vibrant and engaging and it provides just the right amount of details on the topic. This would be a great addition to a science center!

Making More: How Life Begins is a beautifully rendered book about reproduction in plants and animals. The illustrations are wonderful and the diagrams are helpful. An amazing amount of material is covered in the 72 pages, with asexual reproduction, evolution and biodiversity touched on. The book mainly concerns sexual reproduction, the common form of reproduction for plants and animals. Katherine Roy writes in a very matter-of-fact manner. Human reproduction is dealt with in the context of reproduction by mammals. This book is very informative and moves easily from one type of reproduction to another. My only uncertainty about Making More is the suggested age range of 9-12 years. An example of text: “The shell membrane holds in moisture, and a fluid-filled sac called the amnion keeps the embryo safe. A membrane called the chorion provides the embryo with oxygen, and another called the allantois stores waste.” The technical terms, while accurate and informative, in my opinion are beyond the ages this book is written for, certainly so for the younger end of the range. Some terms are beyond what either my husband or I remember learning in high school biology. Too many scientific terms in the book, I think, become distracting from the basic information that children of the suggested ages would be interested in and able to remember. That said, I again want to say that the book is wonderfully done, with instructive diagrams and photos to match the comprehensive text, and would be interesting for high school students and beyond as well.
Thank you to NetGalley and Norton Young Readers for the ARC of this book.

I thought the artwork was beautiful but I was really confused about who the audience was supposed to be. Based on the artwork I thought it was for littles, and the title makes it seem like it will use simple language to help littles understand this concept, but on a lot of the pages there is a lot of more complicated terminology that I wouldn't give to a little. Usually the paragraph with the larger text on each page has lower level language and the smaller text below uses the scientific jargon, and the book seemed like it didn't know who it was trying to talk to.

This beautiful book talked about all kinds of reproduction in living things. It’s very appropriate for all ages and should be a part of every elementary science collection.

This book, clearly a labor of love and hard work, explains reproduction (or as the author refers to it as "making more" ) in a way that is clear, informative, and even has touches of humor. The text is wide=ranging and clever and the illustrations are amazing (insightful, clear, informative, interesting....). It was a pleasure to read such a beautifully designed and thoughtful book. Katherine Roy's unique perspective shines through and captured my interest so that I kept reading without stop. This is a wonderful book to read and share with children and to have on hand for children to read and reread. They will then be able to savor the wonder of how we "make more." Bravo, Katherine Roy!

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I loved the illustrations in this book. They are so pretty! This was a really cool look at reproduction and was done very thoughtfully.