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A Kids Book About Periods

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A Kids Book About Periods offers an accessible and empowering introduction to periods, designed to inspire positive conversations between children and adults. This book was written to start important conversations about our bodies and empower the next generation with positive information about how they work. It... Read More
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A Kids Book About Periods offers an accessible and empowering introduction to periods, designed to inspire positive conversations between children and adults.

This book was written to start important conversations about our bodies and empower the next generation with positive information about how they work. It aims to show children that periods are normal, and it's normal to talk about them. Getting your period is actually pretty cool; it's one of the things we share as human beings!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241694442

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Dr Nikki Kanani

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 423g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Jessica Biel (she/her) is a daughter, sister, and mother who, yes, still gets her period. As a mentor, she educates herself and others about how to bridge the reproductive health knowledge gap. Oh, she's also an actress and producer! In order to make cool things, she founded Iron Ocean Productions with her friend and partner, Michelle Purple (she/her). This book was created in partnership with PERIOD., a global, youth-fuelled nonprofit which strives to eradicate period poverty and stigma through service, education, and advocacy. Foreword from Dr Nikki Kanani, a GP in London and is Medical Director of Primary Care for NHS England and NHS Improvement. Nikki has held a range of positions within healthcare to support the development of innovative models of care, highly engaged clinical, patient and public leadership and is passionate about supporting primary care, improving service provision and population wellbeing. She was awarded an MBE for services to Primary Care in 2017.

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