The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys : A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Sons

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Newmarket Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 250 pages. To help boys realize that they are not alone in their concerns as they go through their transformation to manhood, they need information, and this is the best book to give and share with them. This bestselling classic, written by an experienced educator in a reassuring and down-to-earth style. The introduction is for the parent, the book for the young man. Readers will be comforted with honest, sensitive, non-judgmental straight talk on the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, reproductive organs, voice changes, body hair, puberty in girls, and much more. Annotation Discusses the changes that take place in a boy's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, reproductive organs, pubic hair, beards, pimples, voice changes, wet dreams, and puberty in girls. The authors write the book with a personal touch. They combine their experiences with the facts of life extremely well. The book seems like it was written by a teenager, not an adult. It does not read like an encyclopedia entry but rather like a comic book on life, making it much more enjoyable. Slight browning on inside of covers. Front bottom right corner tip of cover slightly rubbed and a light 1/2" crease on bottom of front cover. Rest of book is fine..