Harris, R. H., & Emberley, M.
(1994). It's perfectly normal: A book about changing bodies, growing up,
sex, and sexual health. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press.
This book is an excellent
source of factual information for kids to learn about their bodies with
chapters like: What is sex? Our Bodies Puberty, Families and
Babies, etc. Throughout the book we have a sort of guide with The Bird and The
Bee in the form of cartoons, but the information given is very straight forward
and factual. The book does cover topics of reproduction, changing bodies,
sex, decisions about birth control and abortion, and staying healthy. The topics are facts and not told in a lewd
way.
Harris has used many
resources such as doctors, nurses, and clergy to educate our kids about their
sexual health. The use of a table of
contents and index help organize the story to let the book be broken down in
categories or chunks to access information that is needed. Use of cartoon
drawings makes the design of the book child friendly, but the information is
presented in a factual way and gives the information without a bias. This would
probably be best for older children or supervised by an adult for younger
children.
Similar titles:
It's So Amazing!: A
Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families (The Family Library)
It's Not the Stork!: A
Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends (The Family
Library)
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