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Title It's perfectly normal : changing bodies, growing up, sex and sexual health / Robie H. Harris ; illustrated by Michael Emberley.
Publisher Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Copyright ©2014
Description 98 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Edition New edition ; twentieth anniversary; Fourth edition.


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 HF-Parent Collection  JPC 612.6 HAR Nearby on shelf  30632003380189 03-04-22  AVAILABLE
Note "New edition, 20th anniversary"--Cover.
Includes index.
Contents Lots of questions : changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health -- What is sex? Girl or boy, female or male : sex and gender ; Making babies : sexual reproduction ; Strong feelings : sexual desire ; Making love : sexual intercourse ; Who you are : straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender -- Our bodies. The human body : all kinds of bodies ; Outside and inside : the female sex organs ; Outside and inside : the male sex organs ; Words : talking about bodies and sex -- Puberty. Changes and messages : puberty and hormones ; The travels of the egg : female puberty ; The travels of the sperm : male puberty ; Not all at once! : growing and changing bodies ; More changes! : taking care of your body ; Back and forth , up and down : new and changing feelings ; Perfectly normal : masturbation -- Families and babies. All sorts of families : taking care of babies and kids ; Instructions from Mom and Dad : the cell -- genes and chromosomes ; A kind of sharing : cuddling, kissing, touching, and sexual intercourse ; Before birth : pregnancy ; What a trip! : birth ; Other arrivals : more ways to have a baby and family -- Decisions. Planning ahead : postponement, abstinence, and birth control ; Laws and rulings : abortion -- Staying healthy. Helpful -- fun -- creepy -- dangerous : texting, messaging, e-mailing, being online ; Talk about it : sexual abuse ; Getting a checkup : sexually transmitted diseases ; Scientists working day and night : HIV and AIDS ; Staying healthy : responsible choices.
Summary Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.
Audience "For age 10 and up"
Subject Sex instruction for children -- Juvenile literature.
Sex instruction for teenagers -- Juvenile literature.
Sexual health -- Juvenile literature.
Add'l Names Emberley, Michael, illustrator.
Other title It is perfectly normal
Changing bodies, growing up, sex and sexual health
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