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All about Puberty: My Body Is Doing What?
Celebrating Our Bodies
Summer Challenge 2023: Banned & Challenged Books
Celebrating Our Bodies
Summer Challenge 2023: Banned & Challenged Books
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Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy.
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"This fully illustrated picture book explores the science behind basic health habits including hand washing, appropriate ways to cough and sneeze, how medicines work, and the importance of a healhty diet and exercise through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text."--Amazon.com.
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"Nourish your body from head to toe with these simple handmade spa recipes. Using some of nature's best ingredients, such as sea salt, honey, essential oils, and beeswax, you'll craft soothing recipes like the Luxurious Lotion Bars, Sweet Dreams Cream, and the Good Morning Shower Steamer. Soak in invigorating Peppermint Bath Salts, exfoliate with your very own homemade shower puff, and then hydrate with a handcrafted Cinnamon Vanilla Whipped Body...
10) Love your body
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"Freedom is loving your body with all its "imperfections" and being the perfectly imperfect you! Love Your Body encourages young girls to admire and celebrate their bodies for all the amazing things they can do, and to help girls see that they are so much more than their bodies"--Back cover.
13) Handling asthma
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This book explores asthma and how people diagnosed with the disease manage it. It examines how asthma affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available.
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Why do you look so different? That's a great question! My name is Shane, and I was born with a disease that makes my body grow smaller and weaker as I get older instead of bigger and stronger. Living with this disease means that I've used a wheelchair for most of my life and often rely on my family and friends to help me do all my favorite things - like eating pizza, participating in team sports, and playing video games. Since many people are curious...
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"Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci was a curious boy in Brooklyn, delivering prescriptions from his father's pharmacy on his blue Schwinn bicycle. His father and immigrant grandfather taught Anthony to ask questions, consider all the data, and never give up-and Anthony's ability to stay curious and to communicate with people would serve him his entire life. This engaging narrative,...
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"A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identies, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their...
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Introduces human sexuality, describes the changes brought about by puberty, and discusses sexual abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and pregnancy, and safe Internet practices. Two cartoon characters, a curious bird and a squeamish bee have, often humorous, questions of their own. This version includes new and updated information, including more about gender, that has become known and verified to make sure kids and teens have the information...
18) Born just right
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When Jordan Reeves was born without the bottom half of her left arm, the doctors reassured her parents that she was "born just right." And she has been proving that doctor right ever since! With candor, humor, and heart, Jordan's mother, Jen Lee Reeves, helps Jordan tell her story about growing up in an able-bodied world and family, where she was treated like all of her siblings and classmates--and where she never felt limited. Whether it was changing...
19) Healthy eating
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"Learn all about the importance of a healthy diet, from what foods you should eat to what effect they will have on your health."--