When Boys and Girls Become Men and Women : Everything You Need to Know about Growing Up

A Comprehensive, Fully Illustrated Guide to Our Changing Bodies

Kids ask a lot of questions (and thats an understatement). Sometimes the answers are easy for parents to come up with . . . and sometimes theyre a little more complicated. Thats what this book is for!When Boys and Girls Become Men and Womenshould accompany children (and their parents) on the long road to adulthood and allows both groups to explore this new territory together, step by step.

Everyone looks different, and everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, interests and passions, but our bodies go through similar processes, no matter how similar or different we may look or act. When Boys and Girls Become Men and Womenis perfect for those who are curious about their own bodies, as well as their peers, and for grade-schoolers and preteens who want to know more about everything from puberty to pregnancy. Chapters include:

• What Girls Want to Know About Boys
• What Boys Want to Know About Girls
• Girls and Boys Grow Up
• Good Personal Hygiene
• Loveand What It Entails
• What Happens During Sexual Intercourse
• Sex, Pregnancy, and Contraception
• Even Healthy People Should Go to the Doctor
• PregnancyFrom a Cell to a Whole Person
• A Baby Enters the World