My Body, My Self for Boys: Revised Edition

by Lynda Madaras, Area Madaras

Overview

THE BESTSELLING GROWING-UP GUIDE FOR PRETEENS AND TEENS

Why is my voice changing? When will I get hair on my face? Is this normal?

This fact-filled journal and activity book makes it fun for boys to find answers to their many questions about the physical and emotional changes that accompany puberty. With quizzes, checklists, games,and illustrations throughout, My Body, My Self for Boys also includes journal pages and lots of personal stories addressing boys’ concerns, experiences, and feelings during this new stage of their lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557047670
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/19/2007
Series:	What's Happening to My Body? Series
Edition description:	Second Edition,Revised Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.32(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

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.

Area Madaras was just 11 years old when she assisted her mother on their first book. Now a communications consultant and mother of two, she lives in California and continues to assist her mother with the series.

Area Madaras solo tenia once anos cuando colaboro por primera vez con su madre en un libro. Ahora es asesora de comunicaciones y madre de dos ninas, vive en California y continua trabajando con su madre en la serie.

Editorial Reviews

"Lynda Madaras takes seriously the questions asked over the years in her sex education class and gives accurate, detailed answers." --"School Library Journal"

"These gender-specific titles take a modern and easygoing approach to puberty...explains everything in a readable and reassuring style." --VOYA: Voice of Youth Advocates

"Clear and understandable information....These gender-specific titles take a modern and easygoing approach to puberty. Madaras explains everything in a readable and reassuring style. The line drawings are effective and not embarrassing. The level of detail in the books is remarkable."

"Lynda Madaras takes seriously the questions asked over the years in her sex education class and gives accurate, detailed answers....The conversational tone and the frequent acknowledgment that many of the topics might be too embarrassing for teens to talk about will put readers at ease."

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