Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body

Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body
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Age Range
8+
Release Date
August 06, 2024
ISBN
979-8887770789
Growing up is a natural part of life, and every child deserves to understand the different ways their body may change as they grow older. While puberty happens to everyone, every child's journey from childhood to being a grown-up will be as unique as they are!

In this honest, accessible illustrated guide to puberty, young readers can find out exactly what may happen as they grow from being a child to becoming a grown-up. From getting taller and discovering hair growing in new places to developing breasts, experiencing periods, or having wet dreams, this book provides the perfect stepping stone for every caregiver to have an open conversation about what it really means for a child to be growing up.

Working closely with a leading national LGBTQ+ organization as well as a biology specialist and an equality, diversity, and inclusivity consultant, Growing Up covers everything from biological sex and gender identity to physical changes and emotional development, including sections on friendships and emotional health, creating and respecting boundaries, and online safety.

Written in friendly and accessible language that can be shared with a child or read independently, Growing Up also includes a further reading section and glossary to answer more complex questions, as well as a resource guide where young readers can find help from trusted sources outside of the home or school environment.

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1 review
The Maturing Body
Overall rating
 
4.0
Writing Style
 
4.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
 
4.0
Learning Value
 
4.0
“Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body” by Rachel Greener, illustrated by Clare Owen, shares the journey through puberty with readers who are nearing or going through the process themselves. Leading readers from birth through understanding gender, to dealing with bodily changes, this book strives to make the unexpected somewhat more expected and comprehensible. Discovering how changes happen to not only certain types of people, but all people, enhances the relevance of this book for all people.

Beyond the body and the changes puberty causes, the book also delves into technology, sharing feelings with those who can be trusted, and even incorporates some extra questions and a glossary with more than 20 terms that kids might be interested in learning more about as they grow up and look into what it all entails.

This book is a great introduction to questions children have about growing up, puberty, and other uncertainties that often need further direction.
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This book is a great introduction to questions children have about growing up, puberty, and other uncertainties that often need further direction.
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