This book looks at how birth is marked in many different ways by different religions and secular cultures. It looks at the naming ceremonies of Sikhs and Hindus, the Christian baptism and the Jewish brit milah. Find out why Muslims make sure that the first words their child hears are those of player, and why Buddhists take their babies to be blessed by a monk.

The Journey of Life series looks at the rites of birth, coming of age, marriage and death, and how religions and cultures celebrate them. It raises topical issues surrounding these stages and how they are marked by different religions.

This book is part of a book series called Journey Of Life .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ronne Randall has written and edited dozens of titles, for international publishers. Graham Howells has illustrated many children's books for publishers around the world.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What is birth?
• 2: Christianity
• 3: Judaism
• 4: Islam
• 5: Hinduism
• 6: Sikhism
• 7: Buddhism
• 8: Other customs
• 9: Religion and birth: a summary
• 10: Find out more
• 11: Teacher notes
• 12: Index