| On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Boys Contributor(s): Madaras, Lynda (Author), Gilligan, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557047804 ISBN-13: 9781557047809 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: The newest addition to the 2 million copy-bestselling ""What's Happening to My Body?"" series, written especially for boys ages 8 and up. Recognizing a need for puberty education books for younger children, award-winning author Lynda Madaras published "Ready, Set, Grow!: A "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Younger Girls" in 2003 to widespread acclaim. Now, in her uniquely straightforward, warm, and funny style, Madaras introduces "On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!: A "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Younger Boys," Responding to real-life questions and concerns from younger boys about their changing bodies, Madaras covers a wide range of topics at a reading and understanding level that's just right for them: the growth of sex organs, body hair, and facial hair; weight and height spurts; the unwelcome appearance of acne and body odor; shaving; circumcision; erections and ejaculation; feelings about puberty; and bullying. Illustrated throughout with lively two-color drawings, "On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!" is the newest entry in the popular ""What's Happening to My Body?"" series that has influenced an entire generation of readers. The ""What's Happening to My Body?"" books for older boys and girls are on the American Library Association's "Best Books for Young Adults" list and have been translated into 12 languages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Maturing - Juvenile Nonfiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: 613.042 |
| LCCN: 2007043095 |
| Series: What's Happening to My Body Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 7.25" W x 7.2" (0.70 lbs) 123 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recognizing a need for puberty education books for younger children, award-winning author Lynda Madaras published Ready, Set, Grow : A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Girls in 2003 to widespread acclaim. Now, in her uniquely straightforward, warm, and funny style, Madaras introduces On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow : A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Boys. Responding to real-life questions and concerns from younger boys about their changing bodies, Madaras covers a wide range of topics at a reading and understanding level that's just right for them: the growth of sex organs, body hair, and facial hair; weight and height spurts; the unwelcome appearance of acne and body odor; shaving; circumcision; erections and ejaculation; feelings about puberty; and bullying. |
Contributor Bio(s): Madaras, Lynda: - 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. |