Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.
Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 0763624330
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 89
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Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.Fully and fearlessly updated, this vital new edition of the acclaimed book on sex, sexuality, bodies, and puberty deserves a spot in every family’s library.
Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9781536207217
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 0
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Fully and fearlessly updated, this vital new edition of the acclaimed book on sex, sexuality, bodies, and puberty deserves a spot in every family’s library. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, It’s Perfectly Normal has been a trusted resource on sexuality for more than twenty-five years. Rigorously vetted by experts, this is the most ambitiously updated edition yet, featuring to-the-minute information and language accompanied by new and refreshed art. Updates include: * A shift to gender-neutral vocabulary throughout * An expansion on LGBTQIA topics, gender identity, sex, and sexuality—making this a sexual health book for all readers * Coverage of recent advances in methods of sexual safety and contraception with corresponding illustrations * A revised section on abortion, including developments in the shifting politics and legislation as well as an accurate, honest overview * A sensitive and detailed expansion on the topics of sexual abuse, the importance of consent, and destigmatizing HIV/AIDS * A modern understanding of social media and the internet that tackles rapidly changing technology to highlight its benefits and pitfalls and ways to stay safe online Inclusive and accessible, this newest edition of It’s Perfectly Normal provides young people with the knowledge and vocabulary they need to understand their bodies, relationships, and identities in order to make responsible decisions and stay healthy.Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.
Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher:
ISBN: 0606358633
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 112
View: 799
For use in schools and libraries only. Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.
Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher: Family Library
ISBN: 9780763668723
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 113
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Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, Gender, and Sexual Health Robie H. Harris. A FAMILY LIBRARY A book for every age that answers nearly every question about birth , babies , bodies , families , and healthy sexuality by the award ...
Author: Robie H. Harris
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9781536216127
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 128
View: 574
Fully and fearlessly updated, this vital new edition of the acclaimed book on sex, sexuality, bodies, and puberty deserves a spot in every family’s library. With more than 1.5 million copies in print, It’s Perfectly Normal has been a trusted resource on sexuality for more than twenty-five years. Rigorously vetted by experts, this is the most ambitiously updated edition yet, featuring to-the-minute information and language accompanied by new and refreshed art. Updates include: * A shift to gender-neutral vocabulary throughout * An expansion on LGBTQIA topics, gender identity, sex, and sexuality—making this a sexual health book for all readers * Coverage of recent advances in methods of sexual safety and contraception with corresponding illustrations * A revised section on abortion, including developments in the shifting politics and legislation as well as an accurate, honest overview * A sensitive and detailed expansion on the topics of sexual abuse, the importance of consent, and destigmatizing HIV/AIDS * A modern understanding of social media and the internet that tackles rapidly changing technology to highlight its benefits and pitfalls and ways to stay safe online Inclusive and accessible, this newest edition of It’s Perfectly Normal provides young people with the knowledge and vocabulary they need to understand their bodies, relationships, and identities in order to make responsible decisions and stay healthy.It's Not the Stork! A Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends (The Family Library). Candlewick, 2008. ____. It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (The Family Library).
Author: Leslie Choplin
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 9781606743089
Category: Education
Page: 283
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Sexuality and faith—formation for a lifetimeGo to a bookstore or library and find a book about sex ed geared toward younger kids and preteens. Deconstruct this book from your own ... It's perfectly normal: Changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health (the family library).
Author: Sharon Lamb
Publisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 9780807772270
Category: Education
Page: 169
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While arguments for and against teaching abstinence, the use of contraceptives, and sexual identity are becoming more and more polarized, most people agree that students must learn to navigate an increasingly sexual world. Sex Ed for Caring Schools presents a curriculum that goes beyond the typical health education most students receive today. As part of a critical pedagogy movement that connects education to social justice enterprises, this book and the corresponding online curriculum encourage students to talk, write, and think about the moral and relational issues underlying sex in society today. Addressing the real concerns of todays teens, this book includes lessons on pornography, prostitution, media objectification, religion, and stereotypes.in a school district in Washington after members of the school board decided that it promoted masturbation and fell into the category of child pornography. ... “It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health.
Author: Zeke Jarvis
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 9781440843952
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Page: 289
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Censorship has been an ongoing phenomenon even in "the land of the free." This examination of banned books across U.S. history examines the motivations and effects of censorship, shows us how our view of right and wrong has evolved over the years, and helps readers to understand the tremendous importance of books and films in our society. • Provides readers with a broad understanding of the different levels of censorship • Puts challenges to books into historical context of societal standards and current events • Takes both historical and literary perspectives, recognizing the lasting cultural influences of texts and their literary significance • Presents biographical background of major authors who have been challenged • Identifies the source and explains the result of challenges to the most important or influential banned books • Compares challenges to controversial books against similar challenges to controversial films, television shows, and video gamesHow to Give Your Teens the Privacy They Crave and the Guidance They Need by Peter Sheras and Andrea Thompson It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (The Family Library) by Robie H. Harris and Michael ...
Author: Helen Coronato
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 9780241883815
Category: Family & Relationships
Page: 327
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When "because I'm the parent" meets "you're not the boss of me"... Good news: there are many ways to parent willful children without everyday clashes. Here parents learn how to capitalize on children's strengths and make bad days more manageable. Full of ideas and techniques, it explores: how to use empathy first and discipline second; exercises and strategies that work to calm toddler tantrums; bringing teachers on board; raging hormones in teen rebels; and dealing with health and safety issues. -- Much more positive than other parenting books, which focus on discipline and parental control -- Helps parents understand and accept children for who they are, as well as who they can hope to beFamily. One of the most well-known challenge cases in the past 10 years took place in Lewiston, Maine. In 2007, a concerned grandmother checked out It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, a children's ...
Author: Emily J. M. Knox
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781442231689
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Page: 186
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Book Banning in 21st Century America, based on thirteen contemporary book challenge cases in schools and public libraries across the United States argues that understanding contemporary reading practices, especially interpretive strategies, is vital to understanding why people attempt to censor books in schools and public libraries.