Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body
5-7
By Clare Owen & Rachel Greener &
- Hardback
Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body is a modern and inclusive guide to help every child understand their journey from childhood to being a grown-up.
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards 2024!
Growing up is a natural part of life. In this honest, accessible and inclusive guide to puberty, young readers can find out exactly what changes they and their peers may experience as they grow up.
From getting taller and discovering hair growing in new places to developing breasts, experiencing periods or having wet dreams, this book provides a gentle stepping stone for caregivers to have an open conversation with their child about what puberty really means.
- Created in consultation with a leading national LGBT+ organisation, a biology specialist and an equality, diversity and inclusivity consultant
- Covers biological sex and gender identity, physical changes, emotional development, navigating friendships, mental wellbeing, consent and boundaries, and online safety
- Includes a further reading section and glossary, including signposting where young readers can find unbiased support from trusted sources
Other titles by Rachel Greener and Clare Owen include:
- Making a Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is "Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body" about?
A modern and inclusive guide to help every child understand their journey from childhood to being a grown-up.
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards 2024!
Growing up is a natural part of life. 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 and inclusive guide to puberty, young readers can find out exactly what changes they and their peers may experience as they grow 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 with their child about what puberty really means.
Other titles by Rachel Greener and Clare Owen include Making a Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins
Who wrote "Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body"?
"Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body" was written by Clare Owen and Rachel Greener.
Clare is a UK-based illustrator, who graduated from art school in 2009 and has been working as a freelance illustrator ever since! Clare works on a big variety of fun projects, creating pictures and patterns for home products, stationery, story books, magazines and packaging. All influenced by her love of colour, nature and mid-century design.
Originally from Cornwall, she now lives in Bristol with her boyfriend and two cats.
Born and raised in London, England, Rachel works at multi-award-winning independent children's publisher, Nosy Crow, and is both the publisher across the business as well as the author of the award-winning Making a Baby and its follow-up, Growing Up.
Her goal in life is to write and publish books that educate, inform and inspire a love of reading, because by building more empathetic, honest and open readers, she genuinely believes we can build a better world.
What age range is "Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body" suitable for?
"Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body" is suitable for ages 5-7.