Recommended to me by one of my students, and then purchased for my Sociology class, the documentary "Babies" is for anyone even a little interested in cultures or a tad bit intrigued by tiny human lifeforms. It's a quick-moving, beautiful, intriguing, endearing, funny film . . . Peacefully playful music and wonderful contextual scenery surround four global age-mates in Mongolia, USA, Namibia, and Japan "from first breath to first steps."
My two daughters (2nd & 5th grades) watched it with me last night, and Bay (the little one) is viewing for a second round at this very moment. Now, I should put out there one caveat, that you need to consider your family's comfort level regarding which topics at which ages. A couple of the births are shown, but tastefully, and there is a lot of breastfeeding.
"Babies," by Alain Chabat -- Universal; 2010
BEAUTIFUL!
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