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Grow Up Great!: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Boys
Series: Grow Up Great!
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A fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for boys Get ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both...
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Format: Hardback
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A fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for boys
Get ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically and emotionally. It includes fun features and activities, including mini-quizzes, 'It's not just you!' facts, and true or false panels.
Funny, cartoon-style illustrations keep the mood and message of the books light and positive, complemented by a clever design with bold typography. It's perfect reading for boys aged 9 and up. You can also find out what's going on in the world of girls with Grow Up Great: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Girls.
Contents:Chapter One: Goodbye boy, hello man!
Get ready for puberty / What's the point of puberty? / All part of the life cycle / Quiz: The human life cycle / Happy hormones / More on hormones / When will puberty start? / What will I look like after puberty?
Chapter Two: Big body changes
Growing up! / Tall, short or in between? / Fast or slow? / Things are getting deep ... / Spot the difference / Quiz: Spots myths and legends / Hairy areas / Fuzzy face / A close shave / Sweat it out! / Down there ... / Touching yourself / Meanwhile in the world of girls ...
Chapter Three: Looking after yourself
Keep it clean / Find a balance / Eat smart / Get active / Tired teens / Sleep troubles
Chapter Four: In your head
Puberty brain / Anger management / A world of worry / Dark clouds
Chapter Five: Other people
Old and new friends / Find your tribe / On and offline / Keep it fun / Bullying / Bystanding and bullying / New feelings / Girlfriend or boyfriend?
Chapter Six: Who are you?
Finding yourself / Knowing what you like / Happy being you / The first day of the rest of your life / Growing up great FAQs / More growing up great FAQs / Glossary / Index
Series: Grow Up Great!
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Grow Up Great!: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Boys
Grow Up Great!: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Boys is a fun, positive, and reassuring guide to puberty for boys. Get ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically...PaperbackSold Out -
Grow Up Great!: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Boys
A fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for boys Get ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically and emotionally. It includes fun features and activities, including mini-quizzes, 'It's not just...HardbackSold Out -
Grow Up Great!: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Girls
Grow Up Great!: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Girls is a fun, positive, and reassuring guide to puberty for girls. Get ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781445190341
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Laura Wood
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 186.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Tim Collins (Author)
Tim Collins is originally from Manchester, but now lives near London and has published over seventy books that have been translated into over forty languages.These include series fiction like Wimpy Vampire, Cosmic Colin, Dorkius Maximus and Monstrous Maud.He has also written many stories for reluctant readers, such as Troll, Joke Shop, The Locals, Mr Perfect and Dawn of the Daves. Tim has won several awards including the Manchester Fiction City, The Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award and The Kalbacher Klapperschlange.Laura Wood (Illustrator) After spending all my young years in a full-on professional life crisis, in 2010 I finally stumbled into the magic world of illustration and decided I liked it a lot...Originally from Treviglio, a small town in the north of Italy, I studied illustration in the wonderful city of Melbourne, Australia, where I started my illustration career in 2012.After a few years of seeking adventures and travelling around the world, I currently live and work in Milan, Italy.More from Children's Books
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