By Ken Ishii

The “miracle of life” stands as a timeless source of wonderment.  We get gushy over newborn babies with their clumsy limbs, miniature facial features, and wide-eyed curiosity ogling a newly inherited world.  Equally, only the coldest of hearts could deny an affection for the vast amount of adorable animals in the world.  Deep down, we’re all some sort of pet-lover.  Well, authors Andrew Bleiman and Chris Eastland have tag-teamed to smack our soft spots with two new books revealing the marvel of newborn baby animals.  The books, ZooBorns and ZooBorns! (for young children), feature dozens of dazzling high-resolution photographs of newborn climbers, divers, and crawlers from zoos and aquariums around the world.  Every slice-of-wildlife picture in ZooBorns is captioned with information about each animal including species endangerment status making this an ideal book for kids and grownups alike.  Ten percent of all ZooBorns book sale proceeds goes to support the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund, so you’re not just an observer when you purchase one or both books published by Simon & Schuster. Find out more on the ZooBorns website or on the new books section of FSB Media.

An FSB first, Fauzia captured a few of our first impressions of the book on video.  Thrilled to say the least.  Have your own DV, flash or webcam recorder?  We’d love to see your favorite ZooBorns baby!