Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body

(Hardback)

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Growing up is a natural part of life, and every child deserves to understand the different ways their body may change as they grow older. While puberty happens to everyone, every child's journey from childhood to being a grown-up will be as unique as they are!

In this honest, accessible illustrated guide to puberty, young readers can find out exactly what may happen as they grow from being a child to becoming a grown-up. From getting taller and discovering hair growing in new places to developing breasts, experiencing periods or having wet dreams, this book provides the perfect stepping stone for every caregiver to have an open conversation about what it really means for a child to be growing up.

Working closely with a leading national LGBT organisation as well as a biology specialist and an equality, diversity and inclusivity consultant, Growing Up covers everything from biological sex and gender identity to physical changes and emotional development, including sections on friendships and emotional health, creating and respecting boundaries and online safety. Written in friendly and accessible language that can be shared with a child or read independently, Growing Up also includes a further reading section and glossary to answer more complex questions, as well as signposting where young readers can find help from trusted sources outside of the home or school environment.

Author Bio

Rachel Greener (Author)
Rachel Greener is a children'sbooks editor from London who hasedited fiction, non-fiction andpicture books about everythingfrom the ancient Egyptians andocean plastics to teenage detectivesand zombie goldfish. She wrote thisbook because she thinks it isimportant that all children have achance to see their family storyreflected in a book about wherebabies come from.

Clare Owen (Illustrator)
Clare is a UK-based illustrator,who graduated from art school in2009 and has been working as afreelance illustrator ever since!Clare works on a big variety of funprojects, creating pictures andpatterns for home products,stationery, story books, magazinesand packaging. All influenced by herlove of colour, nature and midcentury design.Originally fromCornwall, she now lives in Bristolwith her boyfriend and two cats