Books in What's Happening series

Everything preteen and teen girls need to know about their changing bodies and feelings Written by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to-earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape; the growth spurt; breast development; the reproductive organs; the menstrual cycle; body hair; diet and exercise; romantic and sexual feelings; and puberty in the opposite sex. It also includes information on anorexia and bulimia, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and birth control.Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all girls ages 10 and up.Selected as a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association.

Everything preteen and teen boys need to know about their changing bodies and feelingsWritten by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape; diet and exercise; the growth spurt; the reproductive organs; body hair; voice changes; romantic and sexual feelings; and puberty in the opposite sex. It also includes information on steroid abuse, acne treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and birth control. Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all boys ages 10 and up.

Todo lo que los muchachos preadolescentes y adolescentes necesitan saber sobre sus sentimientos y el desarrollo de su cuerpoEscrito por una educadora profesional y su hija en un estilo reconfortante y acertado, ¿Que pasa en mi cuerpo? El libro para muchachos brinda consejos sensatos y directos sobre los cambios de forma y tamano por los que pasa el cuerpo, el estiron de crecimiento, la dieta y el ejercicio, los organos reproductivos, los vellos corporales, los cambios en la voz, los sentimientos romanticos y sexuales y la pubertad en el sexo opuesto. Tambien incluye informacion sobre el abuso de esteroides, las enfermedades de trasmision sexual, el SIDA y los metodos anticonceptivos. Con ilustraciones detalladas y casos reales a lo largo del libro, ademas de una introduccion para los padres y una seccion util de recursos, esta exitosa guia de crecimiento es un libro esencial sobre la pubertad y la salud para todos los muchachos desde los diez anos de edad en adelante.

The bestselling guides for preteens and teens updated with a brand-new look.The Madaras growing-up guides are acknowledged by parents, educators, librarians, and doctors for their unique, nonthreatening style, excellent organization, and thorough coverage of both the physical and emotional issues surrounding puberty and adolescence. And kids love them too! As one fan wrote, "Dear Lynda, I can't believe that you, a mom, knew all this stuff!""What's Happening to My Body?" for Girls features detailed coverage, in age-appropriate language, of the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, the reproductive organs, the menstrual cycle, romantic and sexual feelings, puberty in the opposite sex, and much more. Includes a comprehensive resource section and line drawings. For ages 10 and up.The new editions feature:• Fresh new cover design for series• Entirely redesigned interiors with new illustrations• Uniform trim sizes for display• New author introductions• Updated resource sections and content• 50 black-and-white drawings

Ready, Set, Grow!Young girls before the onset of puberty have a curiosity about their soon-to-be changing bodies that needs addressing in a simpler way than for their older sisters. In Madaras’s proven, trust-worthy, friendly voice and style, this entirely new book now brings them the same kind of thoughtful, down-to-earth information—but at a reading and comprehension level that’s just right for them.Responding throughout to real life questions and observations from younger girls, Madaras explores the changes that are happening, or about to happen, to them, including: the development of breasts, body hair, and body fat; the changes in their reproductive organs, both inside and out;their first period and all the complex feelings surrounding it; the unwelcome appearance of acne and new body odors; and, perhaps most important, how to respect and celebrate their unique bodies,even when the outside world is not always so accepting.Lively cartoon drawings throughout make the book not only helpful,but fun to read, too.