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My Body's Changing: A Boy's Guide to Growing Up

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My Body's Changing: A Boy's Guide to Growing Up by Anita Ganeri is an informative book designed to help young readers understand the physical and emotional changes during puberty. It offers guidance on dealing with new emotions, body developments, and personal hygiene, providing practical tips and promoting self-confidence in an accessible and supportive manner.
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This book may appeal to you if you're looking for a straightforward, reassuring guide for boys experiencing the changes of puberty. With clear language and helpful illustrations, it offers answers to common questions, making it a supportive tool for young readers navigating this time of growth.

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An easy-to-understand and reassuring guide to puberty and growing up for boys

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A simple and reassuring introduction to body changes for boys aged 7 and up.

This easy-to-understand, straightforward book gives clear advice for young readers who want to understand more about the changes in their body that happen during puberty. The clear, friendly approach explains everything about puberty, from getting hairy, growing taller, and what wet dreams are.

There is sensible advice about healthy eating, exercise, and keeping clean, as well as tips on tackling any emotional ups and downs, and boosting self-esteem.

Questions and answers throughout will help dispel any myths and provide gentle advice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781445169736

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Teresa Martinez

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Anita Ganeri (Author)

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges. Among her many titles are the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series for Scholastic Children's Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education. Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon.

Teresa Martinez (Illustrator)

During her early childhood, Teresa lived in a small town north of Mexico, playing in the river, walking with the cows, and feeding the neighbor's pigs. When her parents decided to move to the city (Monterrey) to give Teresa and her brothers a better education, she spent these later years missing that quiet life. Teresa was a very shy girl at school, and drawing helped her connect with other kids.

There was no career for Illustration in Mexico in those days, so Teresa decided to study Graphic Design and spent many afternoons reading books on art in the university's library. She also took many painting courses and even went to Italy for a short course at the Leonardo Da Vinci School (Florence). Eventually, she started working as a children's book illustrator and been doing that ever since.

Now Teresa lives in Puerto Vallarta, drawing for kids (as she did in her school). Every other day, she gets to see the cows outside her house. And that makes her happy.

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