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Joanna Cole's Asking About Sex & Growing Up is the perfect book to provide answers to preteens' questions about sex. Writing especially for kids ages 8-12, the author uses a question-and-answer format to offer straightforward information on a wide variety of subjects related to sex and puberty.

Information about sex is everywhere. But what kids learn from TV, movies, the internet, and friends is not always a healthy or accurate view of sexuality.

Now revised and updated with current facts, Asking About Sex & Growing Up is a safe, honest, friendly resource to share with preteens. The book is appropriate for both boys and girls. With the approachable, nonjudgmental Q&A format, this is a book that a preteen can read on his or her own. It's also likely to open up healthy, positive conversations with parents and caregivers.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0061429864
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; Revised edition (June 30, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780061429866
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061429866
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.99 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.24 x 9 inches
Reviewer: Anon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Comparison of Four Books
Review: I took a look at four books on puberty and reproduction with the help of my children, ages 7, 12, and 15. The books are Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole; What's Happening to My Body by Lynda Madaras, a title which has both a girl book and a boy book; and two books by Robie H. Harris, It's So Amazing and It's Perfectly Normal. I'll paste this review for all four books since it contains comparisons. We are keeping Cole's book, still considering Madaras's book, and returning Harris's two books.My favorite of the four books is Asking About Sex and Growing Up by Joanna Cole of Magic School Bus fame, and I confess that it led me to think of a number of inappropriate MSB titles for it that made me snicker like the target age group. But I digress. This book is written in simple question and answer format under different sections. For instance, early in the book, there is a heading Finding Out About Sex with two questions: Is it normal to be curious about growing up? and Is it okay to ask about sex? With these questions, she simply answers that yes, it's perfectly normal, without falling into the pitfall that other books on puberty and reproduction can fall into, making children self-conscious and embarrassed with their constant stressing of how self-conscious and embarrassed the child probably is. Instead, the matter-of-fact tone assures children that it's all good. Asking About Sex and Growing Up covers the questions simply in a conversational tone and seems largely unbiased to me. For instance, in many of the questions, she mentions different points of view, such as how some people are opposed to sex before marriage while others disagree. This leaves room for parents to further discuss these issues in light of their own beliefs. This book does discuss abortion, but I felt that Cole kept her bias on this topic to herself, too. After reading her answers to four different questions about abortion, I'm not sure what she personally believes about it, which is as it should be in an educational children's book. She also covers topics like sexual abuse and STDs. I also love that she has a section stating that the most important thing to know about sex is respecting both oneself and others. Overall, I really like this book. I like that it is not specific to either boys or girls, instead covering all the information for both sexes. I also feel like it could be used for either secular or religious households because she does maintain a respectful understanding that people of different beliefs feel differently about many of these topics.Second place goes to What's Happening to My Body, though I'm still not 100% sure about this one for reasons I'll explain. First, I'll comment on the positives. One of the things that I particularly like about this one is the inclusion of quotations at the beginning of each section from different adults who have completely different points of view. For instance, the first chapter begins with four quotes about puberty from four adult men who all had different opinions on what puberty was like for them. I think that can be helpful to let children know that whatever they think of what their bodies are doing, it's okay. Like Cole's book, this book is really detailed and goes into all kinds of topics, including masturbation. Both Cole and Madaras are matter-of-fact about this issue and assure kids that it's not harmful and, most importantly, that there's not anything wrong with them if they do so. And since I mentioned this topic in the reviews for the other books, I'll mention that this book does not discuss abortion at all though there is information about abortion and Planned Parenthood in the Resources section. I am confused at some of the negative reviews, however. Many of the topics, including slang words for genitals, that people reported do not seem to be in my edition of this book. However, other topics are present that I'm disturbed by. I'm not convinced that the book needed to include a discussion of hymens, blue balls, or boys masturbating together. Because of these topics, I might let my 15 year old son read the book, but I would not let my 12 year old read this one.I expected the Robie H. Harris books to be preferred by my children because of the simple, cartoon style of the books. However, none of my children cared for these books at all. The older two said that What's Happening to My Body was far more detailed--they didn't always appreciate the extra details, but they agreed that if we're reading books for information, more details beat fewer. They also simply didn't find the two cartoon characters at all amusing and questioned their inclusion. Their preference is why we chose against these books. However, I have my own issues with these books, and that issue is in the bias. Don't get me wrong here--I knew that It's Perfectly Normal contained information about abortion before we got it, and I felt that Cole's book mentioned above handled the topic well. That said, I particularly didn't like that this chapter is biased while pretending that it's not biased. The chapter begins by defining abortion as "a medical procedure performed for the purpose of ending a pregnancy," and it mentions that it can be an emotional decision. So far, so good. But this is followed by a full page speaking of abortion with positive descriptions and a long list of reasons people might want an abortion. Another page and a half is devoted to discussion of court cases and laws. And in one single paragraph, children are told that some people think abortion should be illegal, that they believe "that an embryo or fetus has a right to life--a right to grow in a woman's body and to be born whether or not that woman wants to have a baby." So, emphatically not unbiased. As this is a book for the education of children, and the cover states that the book is for ages 10 and up, I personally feel like the discussion about abortion could have just had the first paragraph--it's a medical procedure that ends a pregnancy and people's feelings about it are not always simple. No more is necessary for the stated age group. Even worse, she mentions that sometimes an abortion happens on its own, which is called a miscarriage or spontaneous abortion. That may be accurate, but equating a miscarriage with the medical procedure in a book written for 10 year olds is out of line. I was also disgusted to see it mentioned in It's So Amazing, which is for ages 7 and up. This one has only a paragraph about abortion, but even that is inappropriate for the age group in my opinion, and this page, which also discusses adoption, ends with the cartoon characters agreeing that they "like to have lots of choices." So in the end, I agreed with my children regarding the amount of information contained in these books compared to the others, and I also dislike them for these additional reasons.In the Cole review, I mentioned a common pitfall of puberty and reproduction books, that of potentially making children self-conscious about the subject by harping on how the reader is probably self-conscious. All four of these books avoid this pitfall. One thing that I did like about Harris's books (even though my children didn't) is the cartoon characters, specifically that the bird is excited and wants to know more while the bee seems to feel like the entire subject is TMI. All of these books attempt to make it clear that a child's feelings about this subject are fine, regardless of what those feelings are, and I imagine that they are largely successful.

Reviewer: Kris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book
Review: This is great for a kid to read by themselves or an adult to read with them. It covers everything they ever need to know and uses direct and descriptive language. Very helpful for me and my pre teens.

Reviewer: R. Spires
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good info but a bit outdated
Review: First, I think it's hilarious that people are offended that this book presents factual information and anatomical illustrations instead of Christian mythology.I got this for my daughter to give her a primer of sorts before her 7th grade assembly on avoiding abusive relationships and sex trafficking. She's easily embarrassed and prefers to read rather than (or at least prior to) having conversations. She really enjoyed the puberty book I got her so I wanted to find a book that would introduce the basics of sex & reproductive health without going into too much detail, and this book has done so quite well. There's no gaslighting kids about waiting until marriage or abstinence-only, no body shaming or preaching about "right" or "wrong" sexual orientations. The information on identities is a bit outdated and oversimplified, but nothing a couple of sticky notes couldn't fix. The writing is overall very age-appropriate and the format is easily digestible.

Reviewer: Krys
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very informative
Review: it's a great book! Very informative and written in a just factual direct way. easy to understand and covers sooo many areas.good for any gender to read and get an understanding. I keep it on my kiddo's shelf so he reads it at his leisure.

Reviewer: Rachel Sprouffske
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great conversation opener
Review: My kiddo had questions and this answered what she was interested in knowing and she decided to save the rest for when she felt mature enough.We have open communication but I like to provide accurate unbias information. This particular subject can bring up too much when searched on the net and let's face it, some kids don't WANT to have this convo but DO want/need the proper information.

Reviewer: Bonnie L.
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent information, great resource for parents!
Review: If you want to teach your kids about sex all at once, including about alternative lifestyles, and abortion, and the related diversity of opinions out there about these topics, this book would work for you, but we just needed the preliminary info, ie: “your body will be changing.” We got the needed level of info from this book, and will keep referring to it as the kids grow and when they ask questions.

Reviewer: Jason Flack
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect for my 11 year old
Review: I got this book for my 11 year old son and it helped a lot. I read it to him and showed him this pictures. I do not feel he needs to keep this book in his possession because there are a few detailed photos but it was good to just quickly show him and move on. Still, I think it would probably be ok to give this book to a preteen if that is the route you want to take especially since there are so many, what I believe are vulgar options out there.

Reviewer: Placeholder
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best sex ed book out there for 8-12+ yr olds
Review: I just want to give a shout out to this amazing book for ages 8 to 12. When my boys were young and we’d have the birds and the bees conversation, I’d start out like the ex-military teacher from Beavis and Butthead who used to shout out, “We’re going to talk about the penis! We’re going to talk about the vagina!” My boys thought it was funny but my 13- year old grandson, well, not so much, lol. So I found this book and it’s great - factual and nonjudgmental. We sit down together and read it chapter by chapter aloud. It makes talking about those sensitive and sometimes embarrassing topics such as masturbation etc. quite easy. I am a labor and delivery nurse and the section about childbirth was wonderful. I’m also glad it included drawings to reference during our conversations. Highly recommend!

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It’s a bit too old for 8/9 year old. Will hold onto for the future

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is a really good, informative book for pre teens. My 11 year old and I have a good relationship and can talk about pretty much anything but I wanted her to have something she could refer to on her own too. I respect her privacy and know in this day and age the internet or well intended friends can become the font of al knowledge in place of parents! The suggested age range for this book is 8-12 and in my honest opinion 8 is too young. Abortion and masturbation are perhaps a tad much for that age range. There's nothing obviously to stop you buying it then and going through it with your child and coming back to it later. For an 11 year old, I think it's perfect. Detailed but not overly so and written in a child friendly way.

Reviewer: ZT
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Text is simply and clear . Some information a bit overwhelming but only because it is a sensitive topic ( for a parent to introduce to child ). I think the book is great starting OR the only information your kid might need.

Reviewer: Jennifer Gann
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is just what my 13 year old and I needed - I just open to TOC, she chooses what she's curious about, and we read it and talk about it together.

Reviewer: Prime Life
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I was unsure about buying this book as I wondered if my child was too young. She shows signs of her body changing and so I thought I would give it a go. When I received it I read through it. The paragraphs are headlined and the book flows nicely. It is factual and to the point and short. I told my daughter I had the book and she could read it if she wanted to. We both sat reading different books and she asked me how to pronounce some of the larger words and explain some of the meanings. This showed her that she can speak to me if she wants to about these subjects. I was very comfortable with the descriptions and subjects covered. 100% recommend it and I can pass it to her brother when the time comes.