Plot: As boys reach adolescence, everything changes: their bodies, their feelings, and their relationships. Their world turns shaky just when they find it hardest to talk with the adults in their lives. But even if they won’t say what’s on their mind, they still want straight answers. The Boy’s Body Book provides them, in a readable, reassuring, and illustrated guide. It covers a boy’s every concern: hygiene, exercise, teachers, peer pressure, sex, and siblings. He’ll learn about what’s going on physically (vocal changes, body hair) and how to handle academic pressures, deal with out-of-control feelings, make new friends, and stay safe through it all. (www.amazon.com)
Review: This book is a great resource for boys starting the process of puberty. The book covers many topics and explains some of the “why” that boys may be wondering about. The book is short and to the point, which will appeal to reluctant readers wanting to know more about their changing bodies. The book covers the care of the changing body, an explanation of the changes that are happening to the body, the various issues that boys will find in school and with their friends, as well as, their home life, and finally talks about the new feelings that pop up during puberty. This book will answer most of the questions that boys have about their changing body and gives a number of resources to explore if they still have questions.
Genre: Nonfiction/Self Help
Interest Level: age 10 and up
Related Books: It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie Harris; My Body, My Self for Boys: Revised Edition (What's Happening to My Body?) by Lynda Madaras.
Related Books: It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie Harris; My Body, My Self for Boys: Revised Edition (What's Happening to My Body?) by Lynda Madaras.
For Further Information: The book lists several resources for further exploration. I would suggest exploring Preteen Health Talk at www.pamf.org/preteen
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