Books about Puberty for Girls
Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls
by Valorie
Lee Schaefer, Norm Bendell (Illustrator)
About this title: This guide to health and hygiene for preteen
girls covers such subjects as acne, menstruation, bad breath, and developing
healthy eating habits. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Growing Up: It's a Girl Thing: Straight Talk about First Bras, First
Periods, and Your Changing Body
by Mavis
Jukes
About this title: A humorous yet informative look at the changes
and pressures that adolescence brings into the lives of girls. Topics covered
include getting your period, buying a bra, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted
diseases, birth control, and dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. Also discussed
are general health topics, eating disorders, sexual abuse, and advice on handling
the temptations of drugs, smoking, and alcohol.
Ready, Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger
Girls
by L. Madaras
About this title: From the award-winning author of the best
books on puberty comes this book written especially for girls who have a curiosity
about their soon-to-be changing bodies.
American Medical Association Girl's Guide to Becoming a Teen
by Kate
Gruenwald Pfeifer, Amy B. Middleman (Editor)
About this title: Becoming a teen is an important milestone
in every girl’ s life. It’s even more important to get answers
and advice to the most common health issues girls face from a trusted source.
The "American Medical Association Girl’s Guide to Becoming a Teen" is
filled with invaluable advice to get you ready for the changes you will experience
during puberty. Learn about these important topics and more: Puberty and what
kinds of physical and emotional changes you can expect— from your developing
body to your feelings about boys The importance of eating the right foods and
taking care of your body Your reproductive system inside and out Starting your
period— what it means and how to handle it Thinking about relationships
and dealing with new feelings.
Growing and Changing: A Handbook for Preteens
by Kathy
McCoy, Charles Wibbelsman, M.D.
About this title: For more than 15 years, "Growing and
Changing" has been helping kids cope with the transformation from child
to adult. This new edition of the popular guide provides authoritative answers
to kids' most frequently asked questions. Illustrations.
What's happening to me? : The answers to some of the world's most
embarrassing questions.
by Peter
Mayle, Arthur Robins
About this title: Discusses the mental and physical changes
that take place during puberty.
Puberty Girl
by Shushann
Movsessian
About this title: Offering a fun, sassy, and girl-power-inspired
approach to understanding puberty, this beautifully packaged guide offers tweens
an appealing and fresh take on entering adolescence. This celebration of maturing
bodies and spirits is invariably positive, while providing factual information
on menstruation, pubic hair, acne, eating disorders, and other issues essential
to girls entering puberty. The emotional challenges of this stage are also
addressed, including information on sexual abuse, bullying, maturation reluctance,
and conflict resolution. With straightforward and conversational advice on
everything from tampons to teasing, "Puberty Girl" is a trustworthy
resource for girls seeking answers to embarrassing questions and looking for
a way to embrace their new selves. Inspiring photographs of real girls create
a sense of shared community, while instructional illustrations teach young
girls about their changing bodies.
It's Perfectly Normal: A Book about Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex,
and Sexual Health
by Robie
H. Harris
About this title: Providing accurate, unbiased answers to
nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control
and AIDS, "It's Perfectly Normal" offers young people the information
they need--now more than ever--to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy.
What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide
for Parents and Daughters
by Lynda
Madaras, Area Madaras, Marcia Herman-Giddens (Foreword by)
About this title: Written for pre-teens and teens (with a
special introduction for their parents), this in an introduction to the physical
and emotional changes most girls go through during puberty. Topic covered includes
body hair, acne, sexuality, and what happens to boys during puberty. Illustrations
accompany the text.
Girl Stuff: A Survival Guide to Growing Up
by Margaret
Blackstone, Elissa Haden Guest, Barbara Pollak (Illustrator)
About this title: Matter-of-fact yet friendly advice for girls.
Topics covered include how to buy a bra, dealing with acne, and what to wear
when you have your period. Also included is information on anatomy, sexual
orientation, self-defense, and how to make good friends. Illustrated with drawings.
Helpful Websites:
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/adolescent/paf.html (for the parents)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/lifecycle/teenagers/