Changes in You and Me: A Book About Puberty Mostly for Boys - Softcover

Bourgeois, Paulett

9781552636688: Changes in You and Me: A Book About Puberty Mostly for Boys

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552636682 ISBN 13: 9781552636688

Publisher: Key Porter Books, 2005

Teen self-help classics fully revised and updated. Everybody goes through puberty, sooner or later-and everybody does it in their own way. In Changes in You and Me, pre-teens and teens will find answers to all of their questions about growing up-whether they're concerned about what's happening to their bodies, about whether or not they're 'normal,' or about how to know if they're in love. With an edition written specifically for boys, and another written specifically for girls, Changes in You and Me tackles issues of concern for each gender, including menstruation, steroid use, and the burgeoning feelings of attraction to the opposite sex.

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About the Author:

Paulette Bourgeois is best-known for creating Franklin the Turtle, the character who appears in picture books illustrated by Brenda Clark. The books have sold more than 50 million copies around the world and have been translated into 38 languages. An animated television series, merchandise, DVD's and full-feature movies are based on the character. She is also the author of Changes in You and Me, books about adolescence, Oma's Quilt which is also a short animated film created by the National Film Board of Canada, Big Sarah's Little Boots and more. Paulette has also written dozens of non fiction books for children including the Amazing series, the In My Neighbourhood series, The Sun, and The Moon. She has been a columnist for Homemaker's Magazine, written for Canadian Living, Chatelaine and Today's Parent and she provided the concept and initial research for,"The Bee Talker" which aired on CBC TV's The Nature of Things. Her most recent book, You, Me and my O.T., a picture book for the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Many of her books have been award-winners. In 2003, she became a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2007, she received an Honourary Doctor of Laws from her alma mater, The University of Western Ontario. She earned a BSc. in Occupational Therapy at UWO, attended Carleton University for a one-year graduate program in journalism, and in 2009 she graduated with a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Her thesis, a screenplay has been optioned by a Vancouver production company. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on July 20, 1951. She has two adult children, Natalie and Gordon and lives in Toronto, Canada and El Coco, Costa Rica.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-7?Two books that offer basic explanations of puberty while broadly addressing vital contemporary concerns such as molestation, sexual harassment, and AIDS. Generously illustrated with cheerful, multicultural black-and-white cartoons, each title defines many of the terms and topics middle schoolers wonder about, such as the mechanics of intercourse and menstruation. The texts examine the general physical and emotional changes of adolescence, but stop short of detailed discussions of birth control, STDs, and sexual relationships. There are chapters in each volume on the importance of good decision-making that offer a couple of exercises ideal for classroom discussion and suggest questions for evaluating healthy romantic relationships. Each title includes three sets of transparent color overlays to illustrate growth, reproductive organs, and conception, which are attractive but of limited informational value. The glossaries include some slang and also define a few terms beyond those used in the text. Robie Harris's It's Perfectly Normal (Candlewick, 1994) is a better, more appealing choice, but it's also more explicit.?Virginia E. Jeschelnig, Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, Willowick, OH
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