Growing Up by Sue Meredith (English) Paperback Book

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This text describes exactly what takes place in the body at the time of puberty. It contains sections on sex and contraception, food, exercise, hygiene and drugs and other problems both physical and emotional.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

A very approachable and reassuring account of exactly what happens in the body at puberty. Includes informative sections on sex, contraception, sexually transmitted infections and drugs, as well as advice on healthy eating, exercise and hygiene. Winner of the Times Educational Supplement Information Book Award.

Notes

Written for children at the onset of puberty, this is a detailed and sensitive guide to hormones, sex and contraception, and eating and living healthily. Also appears in hardback this month. Readership level: 11+.

Table of Contents

About this book; growing; what happens at puberty?; how puberty starts; hair; breasts; female sex organs; female sex organs inside the body; periods; male sex organs; sex; contraception; food; exercise; smoking, drinking and other drugs; keeping clean; growing up and your feelings; AIDS.

Review

direct and caring information * Just Seventeen *Time after time, manages tricky subjects without fuss * Times Educational Supplement *straight-talking facts on everything you need to know about growning up * My Guy *This award-winning and thoughtful book will help to reassure anyone going through adolescence about the changes that occur to the body during puberty. It tackles in a clear and direct way issues such as hormones, sex, contraception, sexually transmitted infections and drugs, and contains valuable advice on healthy eating, exercise and hygiene. * Term Times *Absolutely excellent. It covers a fantastic amount of information in a clear and informative way... extremely reassuring. * Inform *

Prizes

Winner of Times Educational Supplement Junior Information Book Award 1997

Details ISBN0746031424 Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd Year 1997 Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0746031424 ISBN-13 9780746031421 Format Paperback Publication Date 1997-09-26 Imprint Usborne Publishing Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 612.6 Illustrations colour illustrations Media Book Language English DOI 10.1604/9780746031421 UK Release Date 1997-09-26 Pages 56 Author Rob McCaig Birth 1949 Affiliation San Diego State University Position Professor of English Qualifications M.D. Audience Age 10-14 Audience Children's (6-12) Series Facts of Life AU Release Date 1998-06-08 NZ Release Date 2000-04-04 Illustrator Rob McCaig Replaces 9781805313014 Replaced by 9781805313014 We've got this

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