
Boy Talk: Volume 2
A Survival Guide to Growing Up
Caroline Plaisted(Author)
Words & Pictures (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-84835-611-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Hair is sprouting up everywhere, your skin is having an acne attack and suddenly girls aren't so annoying... What's going on?
Growing up can be a rollercoaster ride, but it can be a whole lot easier if you know what to expect.
With advice from everything from shaving to your social life, you can take it easy - this guide will tell you everything you need to know.
The Growing Up series:
Full of fun artwork and enlivened with a modern, quirky design, these books offer essential information on the ups and downs of growing up.
Written in a direct, yet informal way, these handy guides will be a useful aid for pre-teen readers.
Sensitive treatment of difficult but familiar issues. Fun graphic-style artwork. Down-to-earth text with clear, practical advice.
The Growing Up series includes:
Boy Talk: 9781848356115
Girl Talk: 9781848356108
Growing up can be a rollercoaster ride, but it can be a whole lot easier if you know what to expect.
With advice from everything from shaving to your social life, you can take it easy - this guide will tell you everything you need to know.
The Growing Up series:
Full of fun artwork and enlivened with a modern, quirky design, these books offer essential information on the ups and downs of growing up.
Written in a direct, yet informal way, these handy guides will be a useful aid for pre-teen readers.
Sensitive treatment of difficult but familiar issues. Fun graphic-style artwork. Down-to-earth text with clear, practical advice.
The Growing Up series includes:
Boy Talk: 9781848356115
Girl Talk: 9781848356108
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84835-611-5 (9781848356115)
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Person
CAROLINE PLAISTED has written more than 60 books for children. Before becoming a full-time writer, Caroline worked as an editor of children's books and for BBC Books. Caroline has also edited a magazine for teachers of English, as well as a regional magazine about Kent, where she now lives.
Content
Puberty: what's it all about?.............................................4
Essential stuff......................................................................6
Your bonkers brain.............................................................8
Skin deep............................................................................10
Hairy bits and pieces.......................................................14
Where there's a willy, there's a way!..........................20
Changing shape.................................................................24
Feeling fit...........................................................................26
You are what you eat.......................................................28
Eye-eye, captain!.............................................30
Top-notch gnashers...................................32
Clean up your act!..................................34
Feet first...............................................36
Your family and other animals......38
Mates and dates..............................40
Cool school.........................................42
Networking.........................................44
Glossary .............................................46
Index.....................................................47
Notes for parents and teachers......48
Essential stuff......................................................................6
Your bonkers brain.............................................................8
Skin deep............................................................................10
Hairy bits and pieces.......................................................14
Where there's a willy, there's a way!..........................20
Changing shape.................................................................24
Feeling fit...........................................................................26
You are what you eat.......................................................28
Eye-eye, captain!.............................................30
Top-notch gnashers...................................32
Clean up your act!..................................34
Feet first...............................................36
Your family and other animals......38
Mates and dates..............................40
Cool school.........................................42
Networking.........................................44
Glossary .............................................46
Index.....................................................47
Notes for parents and teachers......48