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 enlarge | Author: Robie H. Harris
Creator: Michael Emberley
Publisher: Candlewick
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
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Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 2454
Media: Paperback
Edition: 10 Upd Anv
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 0763624330
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.9071
UPC: 732483004335
EAN: 9780763624330
ASIN: 0763624330
Publication Date: July 22, 2004
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 One of the Best Books on the Subject June 27, 2006
M. Savoy (Phoenixville, PA USA)
24 out of 37 found this review helpful
This is one of the best books on the subject of sexuality for children. Presented in plain talk with nicely drawn illustrations, it's neither too graphic nor too cartoonish for the 10-12 year old set. It covers a lot of topics they need/want to know about, and it's handled very tactfully.
I would recommend this as a great supplement to the actual talk parents have with their kids - it's a whole lot less embarrassing! Both my kids had a copy, and both thanked me for it.
 A manual guide to why Abstinence is best....um, I think :P May 30, 2006
M. Dodson (Apex, NC United States)
72 out of 98 found this review helpful
We have "It's So Amazing" and I was looking for something more puberty specific for my daughter to read. I was reading it last night and I was SHOCKED at how blunt the book is. Now, I consider myself to be a relatively liberal & laid back person, and openness about sexuality is not a problem at our house. However this book reads like something out of an abstinence manual. It starts off with the basics....the hows and whys....then slowly moves on to pregnancy....uh, huh, yep....then it starts spiraling downward from there. Want to have sex? You'll end up pregnant and need an abortion. Still think sex is fun? Well look at ALL THE STDs you can get from having sex, and lets go in to it in the most graphic detail we can. Haven't had enough? Well, have sex and you'll get AIDS. That's right, we've even included a picture of you, in the hospital, hooked up to an IV because you're dying of AIDS.
My take on the book? Just don't have sex. You'll get pregnant. And it will kill you.
Seriously, all humor aside....this is a book that is supposed to be for children 10 years and up, and the subject matter is just WAY too intense for a young child. Some of that stuff is info you will learn as you are older and can emotionally and mentally process it. I am not too sure WHY the author felt the need to be so blunt....it starts off as though the reader has no concept of puberty and sexuality and quickly moves on to abortion and STDs. In the reviews at Amazon.com a lot of people complained about "questionable morality" issues in the book. Quite the opposite, I think this a great book for those who support abstinence.....I think.
Good starting point for discussion May 29, 2006
Bradley R. Cook (Denver, Colorado USA)
32 out of 44 found this review helpful
Some of the negative reviews of this book are based on the following premises:
1. If you simply don't talk about sex with your children, they'll never develop any interest in the subject on their own.
2. Providing information about contraception, homosexuality, and sex in general is the same as condoning it.
3. If you are uncomfortable sharing anything in this book with your children, then you have a right to demand that it be removed from library shelves so that NOBODY'S children can read it.
4. Planned Parenthood profits from providing abortion services, so they promote books such as this one to make sure that as many young people as possible will get one.
5. Providing information about homosexuality will turn your child into a [...].
Now, for the parents out there who are sane and rational: This book is a great starting point. It presents sexuality in a straightforward way that is accessible to children.
Personally, any discussion I would have with my child regarding sex would definitely include the emotional, psychological, and physical health hazards. This book does not have a lot to say about responsibility.
However, there is not a book out there that could ever be the first and last word on this subject. As I said, this is a great starting point.
 Absolutely Disgusting!!! May 9, 2006
Britomart
43 out of 153 found this review helpful
This book is absolutely disgusting! Oh it'll teach your kids how to have sex alright! It will also teach them the "fun and friendly" way to masturbate have group sex and different sexual positions all in full color pictures!! It will teach them that they can have sex, whether normal or perverted, without any fear of consequences. But perhaps the worst atrocity of this book is that it teaches girls to abort their babies. It even gives nine 'perfectly normal' reasons why a girl should abort. Of course they fail to mention all of the consequences and after effects post-abortive women go through. Not to mention killing their own child. Please! Please! Do not subject your children to this piece of garbage!
responsible Education May 8, 2006
Megan (Hong Kong)
16 out of 25 found this review helpful
This book tells it how it is, it does not glamorise the process of puberty or sex in any way, it tells it how it is.
Wake up and smell the roses children are beginning to experiment at a younger age nowadays and the responsible thing that we as adults should do is to provide them with the necessary information. It is a learning process that will take several years but it is our job to ensure that our children know what is happening to their bodies and how to prevent unwanted pregnancies and or disease. Knowledge is empowerment!
The book is colourful and informative and every pre-teen should read this with their parents.
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