It's perfectly normal : changing bodies, growing up, sex, gender, and sexual health
Record details
- ISBN: 9781536207200
- ISBN: 1536207209
- ISBN: 9781536207217
- ISBN: 1536207217
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Physical Description:
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116 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm - Edition: Fifth edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©1994
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. Earlier editions were published with a different subtitle: It's perfectly normal : a book about changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health. "Million-copy bestseller--Newly revised and updated"--Cover. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Lots of questions. Changing bodies, growing up, sex, and sexual health -- Part one: What is sex?. Babies, kids, preteens, teens, grown ups: sex and gender ; Making babies: sexual reproduction ; Strong feelings: sexual desire ; Making love: sexual intercourse ; Who we are: straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, + -- Part two: Our bodies. The human body: all kinds of bodies ; Outside and inside: our sex organs ; Words: talking about bodies and sex -- Part three: Puberty. Changes and messages: puberty and hormones ; The travels of the egg: eggs and puberty ; The travels of the sperm: sperm and 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 -- Part four: Families and babies. All sorts of families: taking care of babies and kids ; Instructions-Information: 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 -- Part five: Decisions. Planning ahead: delay, postpone, abstain, prevent, control ; Laws and rulings: abortion -- Part six: Staying healthy. Helpful -- fun -- creepy -- dangerous: the internet and you ; 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: | Instructional and educational works. Illustrated works. |
Available copies
- 22 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 25 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | J 613.90712 HAR (Text)
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33114016470791 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | J 613.90712 HAR (Text)
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33114016470809 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | PARENT 613.907 HAR (Text) | 50503300076538 | Parenting | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | J613.90712 HAR (Text) | 0020508469234 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | J613.907 H 5TH ED. (Text) | 31781066703354 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | YA 613.907 HAR (Text) | 22281500017833 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | J613.907 H 5TH ED. (Text) | 31781066703347 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | j613.907 HAR (Text) | 0020513208023 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 06/13/2023 |
| East Regional Library | J613.907 H 5TH ED. (Text) | 31781066703370 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | J 613.907 HAR (Text) | 900005000143750 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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