The Period Book, Updated Edition: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) [Hardcover]

Karen Gravelle (Author), Debbie Palen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

The essential guidebook for every girl.

The Period Book is a reassuring must-read for every girl about to have her period, and every parent wishing to prepare a daughter for this important milestone. With more than 300,000 copies sold, The Period Book stands out from the pack by specifically addressing younger girls. And with eleven now the average age at which girls get their period, this supportive and practical approach, providing clear and sensitive answers to common questions, is evern more welcome today.

The revised edition includes a new introduction for parents and an additional chapter about body image.

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About the Author

KAREN GRAVELLE the author of Walker & Company's best-selling nonfiction titles What's Going on Down There? and The Driving Book. She lives in Long Island City, New York.

DEBBIE PALEN is a professional illustrator from Cleveland, Ohio. When not illustrating, she can be found doing yoga, writing, or reading comics. She has illustrated five books for Walker & Company.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers; Updated edition (May 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802780725
• ISBN-13: 978-0802780720
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,828,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Health > Maturing

More About the Author

Karen Gravelle is the author of Walker and Company's The Period Book and is the author of several other books about difficult issues facing today's adolescents. She lives in New York City.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, May 5, 2011

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This review is from: The Period Book, Updated Edition: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) (Hardcover)

Good book, will help my daughter transition into puberty a little easier. Some graphic pictures, but tastefully displayed and explained.