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The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library)

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Manufacturer: American Girl Publishing Inc
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This bestselling guide answers all the questions growing girls have about their bodies - from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bra buying, pimples to periods. It offers guidance about basic hygiene and health without addressing issues of sexuality. Over 1 million copies sold!


DESCRIPTION:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.04242
EAN: 9781562476663
ISBN: 1562476661
Label: American Girl Publishing Inc
Manufacturer: American Girl Publishing Inc
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 104
Publication Date: 1998-09
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: American Girl Publishing Inc


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: great book
Comment: great book to use with girls as an intro to your body and how it works. child friendly pictures and very basic concepts.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Ice breaker
Comment: This is a terrific ice breaker for parents who need a little help with discussing the changes that young girls must go through. Loved it!! My daughter loved it as well--she carried this book around like a bible. This is a must have resource!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Timing is everything
Comment: This book provides much detail across all areas of growing up. It is not easy to figure out the best timing for giving this to your daughter. Mine is almost 10 and has many physical signs of puberty except for her actual period. She was very upset that I presented her with the book and I offered to go through it with her together. We covered a couple of very easy topics to get through and then she said 'no more'. She is just not emotionally ready so the book will be there for her when she needs it. On item to note: the section on tampons is pretty graphic and I think suited for a true teenager with some experience with menstrual cycles. Certainly not for a young girl entering the early stages of puberty.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Good for 9-10 years old ...
Comment: ... but that also depends on your child.

I heard a lot of recommendations for this book, and I checked it out of the library as well to look over it myself first. It is listed as for ages 8-12. I feel most of the book is geared towards the younger end, 9 or 10 years old. It talks a lot about hygiene, proper nutrition and exercise. Here is where it might seem young for an 11 or 12 year old. Some people on here seem to think it's even going too basic, comments like "most kids know how to brush their teeth and hair!" Yes, but I knew reading it in this book would motivate my daughter to be more dilligent about it -- she's that type of kid!

The book talks about upcoming changes in a girl's body as she matures. It does not go into too much detail here, just enough for a younger girl to digest. However there are a couple pictures that are kind of surprising, and I had to think about whether my (almost) 10 year old would be "weirded out" by it, name a two-page set of drawings showing how a girl will use a tampon. I decided to not worry about it, and when she came to it in the book she seemed okay with it but asked me some questions. I can see a sensitive child being shocked or "grossed out" though. Other than that, I was very happy with the book and felt my daughter would get a lot of positive information out of it. I think I'd still recommend a parent looking through it first and seeing how they feel about the information in the book, if it will be beneficial to his/her daughter.

Customer Rating:
Summary: a lot of good info!
Comment: I bought this book for my 8 year old daughter but read it first myself. There is a lot of good info in terms of general care and keeping of your body. There's a lot to be said for giving a young girl that type of ownership. That said, I haven't given her the book yet. I know that every kid is different but I would say that my 8 year old (9 in six weeks) isn't ready for this info. She'll get the book when I feel she is.

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