My Body, My Self for Boys by Lynda Madaras, Area Madaras

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Synopsis

The bestselling guides for preteens and teens updated with a brand-new look.

The Madaras growing-up guides are acknowledged by parents, educators, librarians, and doctors for their unique, nonthreatening style, excellent organization, and thorough coverage of both the physical and emotional issues surrounding puberty and adolescence. And kids love them too! As one fan wrote, "Dear Lynda, I can't believe that you, a mom, knew all this stuff!"

"My Body, My Self" for Boys is filled with activities, checklists, illustrations, and plenty of room for journal jottings, plus lots of personal stories in which boys share their concerns and experiences about growing up. For ages 10 and up.

The new editions feature:
• Fresh new cover design for series
• Entirely redesigned interiors with new illustrations
• Uniform trim sizes for display
• New author introductions
• Updated resource sections and content
• 60 black-and-white drawings

VOYA

This workbook is a wonderful aid for teachers, but for parents to give to their kids, however, it is a little excessive. I think that it is a great tool to use with lesson plans on the subject. Madaras does a great job of combining education with something more fun than just listening to a teacher talk about puberty. Illus. Photos. Charts. Further Reading. VOYA CODES: 4Q 3P M J S (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Will appeal with pushing; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12). 2000, Newmarket Press, 93p, . Ages 12 to 18. Reviewer: Joey Brennan, Teen Reviewer SOURCE: VOYA, June 2001 (Vol. 24, No. 2)

Biography

Lynda Madaras is the author of twelve books on health, child care, and parenting. For more than twenty-five years, she taught puberty and health education to young students in Pasadena and Santa Monica, CA. Her daughter, Area Madaras, was just eleven years old when she assisted her mother with the first "What's Happening to My Body?" book. Now a communications consultant and the mother of two young girls, she lives in California and continues to work with her mother on the series.