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Puberty: Boys...
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The “What’s Happening to My Body?” Book for Boys
by Lynda Madaras (2007, Newmarket Press, 12.95)
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Laced with great anecdotes, this book will hold your attention. It covers the body’s changing size and shape, growth spurts, reproductive organs, perspiration, pimples, voice changes, beard growth, puberty in girls, and much more. Black & white drawings. Grades 4-7. [5” x 8”...233
pages]
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AMA Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen
by Kate Pfeifer & Amy Middleman (2006, Jossey-Bass, 12.95)
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Filled with invaluable advice to get boys ready for the changes they will experience during puberty. It explains puberty and what kinds of physical and emotional changes boys can expect—from body changes to feelings about girls. It highlights the importance of eating the right foods, taking care of your body, pimples, and much, much more. Illustrated Grades 4-7. [7.5" x 9”...128 pages]
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Puberty Boy
by Geoff Price (2006, Allen & Unwin, 15.95)
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An invaluable source of information for growing boys, parents, and caregivers, this beautifully packaged guide offers pre-teen boys an appealing and fresh take on entering adolescence. Straightforward, conversational advice presents young boys with answers to the questions they may be too embarrassed to ask. Grades 4-7. [8.5" x 8.5”...122 pages]
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What’s Going on Down There?: Answers to Questions Boys Find
Hard to Ask
by Karen Gravelle (1998, Walker, 8.95)
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Puberty throws some pretty confusing curves at boys. This
book offers boys the straight scoop on what these changes are
all about. It gives useful information and practical advice
on relevant issues, such as growth spurts, pimples, body hair,
girls, their bodies, and understanding their emerging sexuality.
Color. Grades 5-9. [5.5” x 7”...150 pages]
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My Body, My Self for Boys: The "What's Happening to My Body?" Workbook
byLynda & Area Madaras (2000, Newmarket Press, 12.95)
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Laced with great anecdotes, this Packed with drawings, cartoons, games, checklists, quizzes, and innovative exercises, this book encourages boys to address head-on their concerns with special sections on the body, body image, height, weight, reproductive organs, sexuality, emotional problems of puberty, and more. Ideal for 8-15-year-olds, with quizzes, charts, drawings, and cartoons. The companion workbook to The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys. [7” x 9”...84
pages]
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From Boys to Men: All About Adolescence and You
by Michael Gurian (1999, Price Stern Sloan, 5.99)
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Card Price...Less 21% = 4.73]
When it comes to puberty, boys don’t ask their friends
(who are as clueless as they are) and they usually won’t
ask their parents. A reassuring, no-holds-barred book that
examines and explains the biological, physical, and emotional
changes that make puberty so bewildering—and so exciting.
Grades 5-8. [5” x 7.5”...86 pages]
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Growing and Changing: A Handbook for Preteens
by Kathy McCoy, et al. (2003, Perigee, 14.95)
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This new edition of the popular guide provides authoritative
answers to kids' most frequently asked questions. Grades 5-8. [6” x
9"...256 pages]
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"What's Happening to Me?": The Answers to Some of the World's Most Embarrassing Questions
by Peter Mayle (2000, L. Stuart, 9.95)
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In the past 30 years, more than one million children and young adults have grown up with this classic guide to puberty, which offers parents a frank yet fun way to discuss this often embarrassing subject with their kids. Grades 2-6. [9.5” x 9.5”...188
pages]
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