A fun, positive and reassuring guide to puberty for boys
Get ready for puberty and all its thrills and spills with this handy guide! The core scientific information is balanced with plenty of guidance on how to take the best care of yourself during puberty, both physically and emotionally, and includes fun features and activities, including mini-quizzes, 'It's not just you!' facts and true or false panels.
Funny, cartoon-style illustration keeps the mood and message of the books light and positive, and is complimented by a clever design with bold typography. Perfect reading for boys aged 9 and up. And you can find out what's going on in the world of girls with Grow Up Great: All You Need to Know About Puberty for Girls.
Contents:
Chapter One: Goodbye boy, hello man! / Get ready for puberty / What's the point of puberty? / All part of the life cycle / Quiz: The human life cycle / Happy hormones / More on hormones / When will puberty start? / What will I look like after puberty? / Chapter Two: Big body changes / Growing up! / Tall, short or in between? / Fast or slow? / Things are getting deep ... / Spot the difference / Quiz: Spots myths and legends / Hairy areas / Fuzzy face / A close shave / Sweat it out! / Down there ... / Touching yourself / Meanwhile in the world of girls ... / Chapter Three: Looking after yourself/ Keep it clean / Find a balance / Eat smart / Get active / Tired teens / Sleep troubles / Chapter Four: In your head / Puberty brain / Anger management / A world of worry / Dark clouds / Chapter Five: Other people / Old and new friends / Find your tribe / On and offline / Keep it fun / Bullying / Bystanding and bullying / New feelings / Girlfriend or boyfriend? Chapter Six: Who are you? / Finding yourself
/ Knowing what you like / Happy being you / The first day of the rest of your life / Growing up great FAQs / More growing up great FAQs / Glossary / Index
Illustrated by:
Laura Wood
Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 186mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781445190341
ISBN 10: 1445190346
Series: Grow Up Great!
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 10 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1: Chapter One: Goodbye boy, hello man! 2: Get ready for puberty 3: What’s the point of puberty? 4: All part of the life cycle 5: Quiz: The human life cycle 6: Happy hormones 7: More on hormones 8: When will puberty start? 9: What will I look like after puberty? 10: Chapter Two: Big body changes 11: Growing up! 12: Tall, short or in between? 13: Fast or slow? 14: Things are getting deep 15: Spot the difference 16: Quiz: Spots myths and legends 17: Hairy areas 18: Fuzzy face 19: A close shave 20: Sweat it out! 21: Down there ... 22: Touching yourself 23: Meanwhile in the world of girls ... 24: Chapter Three: Looking after yourself 25: Keep it clean 26: Find a balance 27: Eat smart 28: Get active 29: Tired teens 30: Sleep troubles 31: Chapter Four: In your head 32: Puberty brain 33: Anger management 34: A world of worry 35: Dark clouds 36: Chapter Five: Other people 37: Old and new friends 38: Find your tribe 39: On and offline 40: Keep it fun 41: Bullying 42: Bystanding and bullying 43: New feeling 44: Girlfriend or boyfriend? 45: Chapter Six: Who are you? 46: Finding yourself 47: Knowing what you like 48: Happy being you 49: The first day of the rest of your life 50: Growing up great FAQs 51: Glossary 52: Index
Tim Collins (Author) Tim Collins is originally from Manchester, but now lives near London and has published over seventy books that have been translated into over forty languages. These include series fiction like Wimpy Vampire, Cosmic Colin, Dorkius Maximus and Monstrous Maud. He has also written many stories for reluctant readers, such as Troll, Joke Shop, The Locals, Mr Perfect and Dawn of the Daves. Tim has won several awards including the Manchester Fiction City, The Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award and The Kalbacher Klapperschlange. Laura Wood (Illustrator) After spending all my young years in a full-on professional life crisis, in 2010 I finally stumbled into the magic world of illustration and decided I liked it a lot... Originally from Treviglio, a small town in the north of Italy, I studied illustration in the wonderful city of Melbourne, Australia, where I started my illustration career in 2012. After a few years of seeking adventures and travelling around the world, I currently live and work in Milan, Italy.
