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Girl to girl : honest talk about growing up and your changing body / by Sarah O'Leary Burningham ; illustrated by Alli Arnold.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2014]Description: 130 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1452102422 (pbk.)
  • 1480636916 (Paw Prints)
  • 9781452102429 (pbk.)
  • 9781480636910 (Paw Prints)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Let's start at the top! Everything from skin to glasses, hair, and your happy smile -- Body basics : growth spurts, body odor, sprouting hair, and other changes happening on the outside -- Bust-ed!: buds, breasts, and bras -- Let's talk period: what you need to know about menstruation -- Be good to your body : all about healthy habits -- You are still you! Dealing with the emotional parts of puberty.
Summary: "Being a girl isn't always easy, and growing up is far from a walk in the park. This time of transition is particularly confusing without a confidante to help. Meet Sarah O'Leary Burningham, a real-life big sister here to coach preteens through all of life's big moments, from first bras to first periods."--Amazon.com.
List(s) this item appears in: READALIKE: Dork Diaries
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 613.0424 B966 Available 33111007497346
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Being a girl isn't always easy, and growing up is far from a walk in the park. This time of transition is particularly confusing without a confidante to help. Meet Sarah O'Leary Burningham, a real-life big sister here to coach preteens through all of life's big moments, from first bras to first periods. Filled with letters and testimonials from real girls--as well as confidence-boosting advice and myth-busting sidebars--this fun, accessible, and highly visual book is a must-have for every girl navigating her way through the preteen years.

Includes index.

Let's start at the top! Everything from skin to glasses, hair, and your happy smile -- Body basics : growth spurts, body odor, sprouting hair, and other changes happening on the outside -- Bust-ed!: buds, breasts, and bras -- Let's talk period: what you need to know about menstruation -- Be good to your body : all about healthy habits -- You are still you! Dealing with the emotional parts of puberty.

"Being a girl isn't always easy, and growing up is far from a walk in the park. This time of transition is particularly confusing without a confidante to help. Meet Sarah O'Leary Burningham, a real-life big sister here to coach preteens through all of life's big moments, from first bras to first periods."--Amazon.com.

Ages 8-12.

Grade 4 to 6.

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