Book
It's perfectly normal : changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763668716
- ISBN: 0763668710
- ISBN: 9780763668723
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Physical Description:
print
98 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm - Edition: Fourth edition, New edition, twentieth anniversary edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Earlier editions were published with a different subtitle: It's perfectly normal : a book about changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | For age 10 and up. |
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| Genre: | Juvenile works. |
Available copies
- 16 of 16 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 7 of 7 copies available at Cass County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Archie | J 613.9 HAR 2014 (Text) | 0002204892059 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Bookmobile | J 613.9 HAR 2014 (Text) | 0002204892026 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Drexel | J 613.9 HAR 2014 (Text) | 0002204892067 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Garden City | J 613.9 HAR 2014 (Text) | 0002204892075 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | J 613.9 HAR 2014 (Text) | 0002205858109 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | J 613.9 HAR 2014 (Text) | 0002206025575 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | J 613.9 HAR 2014 (Text) | 0002204892018 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
