Growing up for Girls Synopsis
A clear and straight-talking guide to the ups and downs of the teenage years, covering body changes, mood swings, exercise, healthy eating, self-confidence, periods, bullying, social networking, drink, drugs, stress, STIs, hormones, relationships, sex, contraception, brain changes, feelings, friends, break-ups, fashion, safety, spots, exams and more. Includes links to carefully researched websites that enhance the information in the book.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781409534976 |
| Publication date: |
1st June 2013 |
| Author: |
Felicity Brooks |
| Illustrator: |
Katie Lovell |
| Publisher: |
Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
288 pages |
| Series: |
Growing Up |
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About Felicity Brooks
Felicity Brooks was born in Guildford in 1961. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked in Theatre-in-Education and as a freelance lexicographer and teacher of trainee pilots before starting a career in children's publishing nearly 20 years ago.
As well as devising numerous novelty books for babies and toddlers, she has retold myths and legends and worked on encyclopedias, dictionaries, history, geography, languages, poetry, picture books, science, maths and nature.
Her books have won the Practical Pre-school gold and silver medals, the Right Start gold award, The TES Senior Information Book award, La Science se Livre award and been short-listed for the Aventis prizes for science books.
Felicity lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and their seven-year old daughter, Olivia.
author photo © Usborne Publishing
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