Dr Spocks Baby and Child Care A Handbook for Parents of Developing Children from Birth Through Adolescence

Benjamin Spock, M.D., practiced pediatrics in New York City from 1933 to 1947. He then became a medical teacher and researcher at the Mayo Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh, and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The author of eleven books, he was a political activist for causes that vitally affect children: disarmament, day care, schooling, housing, and medical care for all. He had two sons, a stepdaughter, and four grandchildren. Dr. Spock, who died March 15, 1998, at age ninety-four, was married to Mary Morgan. Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care has been translated into thirty-nine languages and has sold fifty million copies world-wide since its first publication in 1946. Robert Needlman, M.D., is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University, and co-founder of Reach Out and Read, a national organization that promotes reading aloud to young children. A practicing pediatrician for more than fifteen years, Dr. Needlman has contributed to numerous magazines, textbooks, and journals, and is a widely featured speaker on early learning, literacy, and child development. The Vice President of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at The Dr. Spock Company and author of Dr. Spock's Baby Basics (also available from Pocket Books), Dr. Needlman lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and daughter.Spock, Benjamin M. is the author of 'Dr Spocks Baby and Child Care A Handbook for Parents of Developing Children from Birth Through Adolescence', published 2004 under ISBN 9780743476676 and ISBN 0743476670.