Ready, Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Girls

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Harper Collins, Aug 18, 2009 - Family & Relationships - 128 pages

Ready, Set, Grow!

Young girls before the onset ofpuberty have a curiosity abouttheir soon-to-be changing bodiesthat needs addressing in a simplerway than for their older sisters. InMadaras’s proven, trust-worthy,friendly voice and style, this entirelynew book now brings them thesame kind of thoughtful, down-toearthinformation—but at a readingand comprehension level that’sjust right for them.

Responding throughout to reallifequestions and observationsfrom younger girls, Madarasexplores the changes that arehappening, or about to happen, tothem, including: the developmentof breasts, body hair, and bodyfat; the changes in their reproductiveorgans, both inside and out;their first period and all the complexfeelings surrounding it; theunwelcome appearance of acneand new body odors; and, perhapsmost important, how to respectand celebrate their unique bodies,even when the outside world isnot always so accepting.

Lively cartoon drawings throughoutmake the book not only helpful,but fun to read, too.

 

Contents

Cover
two Buds Boobs and Bras Your Growing Breasts
three Hair There and Everywhere All about Body Hair
Underarm and Body Hair
Feet First
five Bigger Is Beautiful The Weight Spurt
six B O and Zits A Survival Guide
seven Whats Up Down There? A Look at Your Private Parts
eight The Inside Story Changes You Cant
Inside the Uterus
nine That Time of the Month All about Getting Your Period
Index
The Whats Happening to My Body? Series by Lynda and Area Madaras
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Lynda Madaras is the author of 12 books on health, child care, and parenting. For more than 25 years, she taught puberty and health education in California schools, and she has appeared on Oprah, CNN, PBS, and the Today Show.

Lynda Madaras es la autora de doce libros sobre la salud, el cuidado de ninos y la crianza de los hijos. Durante mas de veinticinco anos ha ensenado sobre la pubertad y la salud en escuelas de California, y ha sido invitada de Oprah, CNN, PBS y el Today Show.

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