The Boys Body Book Kelly Dunham & Steven Bjorkman

As boys reach adolescence, everything changes: their bodies, their feelings, and their relationships. Their world turns shaky just when they find it hardest to talk with the adults in their lives. But even if they won't say what's on their mind, they still want straight answers. The Boy's Body Book provides them, in a readable, reassuring and illustrated guide. It covers a boy's every concern: hygiene, exercise, teachers, peer pressure, sex, and siblings. He'll learn about what's going on physically (vocal changes, body hair) and how to handle academic pressures, deal with out-of-control feelings, make new friends, and stay safe through it all. This invaluable manual is modeled after the blockbuster American Girl® title, The Care and Keeping of You. Boys haven't had their equivalent and parents, teachers and booksellers have been demanding one. Here it is…and every boy should own it.

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Applesauce Press 2007
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1933662749

The Girls Body Book
Kelly Dunham & Laura Tallardy

This volume is destined to become the go-to guide for adolescent females. Fun to read and easy to carry, it answers all the important questions about becoming a woman that girls are sometimes too embarrassed to ask. From hygiene to exercise, teachers to peer pressure, everything's discussed here, in a frank and friendly way: parents that drive you crazy, boys who've caught your eye, best friends, physical changes and menstruation, schools and grades, body image and proper nutrition, and moodiness and other emotional stuff. Sections on high school, part-time jobs, and even career planning will feed a girl's dreams of the future. This entertaining, enlightening and joyously illustrated look at growing up will be a staple of every girl's bookshelf for generations to come.

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 116 pages
Publisher: Applesauce Press 2008
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1604330045

It's Perfectly Normal
Robie Harris & Michael Emberley

An updated, fifteenth anniversary edition of the definitive book on kids' sexual health brings this trusted resource into the twenty-first century.

Now offering a brand-new chapter focusing on safe Internet use - one of parents' key concerns - this universally acclaimed classic by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley is a cutting-edge resource for kids, parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone else who cares about the well-being of tweens and teens. Providing accurate and up-to-date answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, It's Perfectly Normal offers young people the information they need - now more than ever - to make responsible decisions and stay healthy.

New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner
Association of Booksellers for Children Booksellers' Choice
American Library Association Notable Children's Book

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Candlewick 2009
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0763644840

It's NOT the Stork
Robie Harris & Michael Emberley

Harris opens by introducing two cartoon characters-a green-feathered bird clad in a purple shirt and blue high-top sneakers and his spike-haired friend, a bee. They wonder, "So where DO babies come from?" Their conversational commentary, given in word balloons, is a lighthearted supplement to a more focused narrative. Told in the second person, the text is straightforward, informative and personable. Facts are presented step-by-step, starting from the similarities and differences between boys and girls bodies, moving to a baby's conception, growth in the womb and birth, ending with an exploration of different configurations of families as well as a section on okay versus not okay touches. The book is logically organized into 23 double-page sections. Friendly and relaxed cartoons, either interspersed with the text or appearing in comic-strip form, are integral to the titles success in imparting the material. The labeled drawings show both the outside and the inside parts of the body. As the bee and bird say to one another, "Knowing the names of ALL the parts of your body is-PERFECTLY NORMAL!" Overall, this book will be accessible to its intended audience, comforting in its clarity and directness, and useful to a wide range of readers. -Review by Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Candlewick 2008
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0763633318

It's My Body
Lory Freeman & Carol Deach

Preschool children learn safe boundaries, how to distinguish between "good" and "bad" touches and how to respond appropriately to unwanted touches. This book is a powerful book for enhancing self-esteem. Parenting Press's bestseller!

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Parenting Press 1984
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0943990033

It's So Amazing
Robie Harris & Michael Emberley

This oversized, attractive guide on reproduction and birth answers common questions such as "Exactly what is sex?" and "Where does the baby actually come out?" The familiar enthusiastic bird and reluctant bee narrate the comic cartoon panels, eventually deciding that the miracles of birth, families, and love are just "so amazing." Readers will appreciate the life-size illustration of a full-term fetus, and adults will be grateful for the many different ways the author portrays situations not always easy to explain to children. People are represented with a variety of body shapes and ethnicity, and Harris discusses sexual preferences and alternative family situations. While the illustrations are engaging and often hilarious, factual information is effectively presented in a clear, nonjudgmental tone that will inform and assure readers. Topics covered include basic anatomy, conception, fetal development, birth, genetics, adoption, and love. Sexual abuse and HIV are sensitively mentioned in short, informative chapters. This is an essential guide that will delight, inform and appeal to young readers as well as adults. - Review by Katie O'Dell, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 88 pages
Publisher: Candlewick 2004
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0763613211

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