Ready, Set, Grow! - (What's Happening to My Body?) by Lynda Madaras & Linda Davick (Paperback)

About the Book

From the award-winning author of the best books on puberty comes this book written especially for girls who have a curiosity about their soon-to-be changing bodies.

Book Synopsis

Ready, Set, Grow!

In her uniquely warm and funny style, Lynda wrote this entirely new book especially for younger girls to give them what they need to know to celebrate and accept the new and exciting changes that are happening to their bodies during puberty.

Illustrated with delightful drawings, Ready, Set, Grow! is the sixth book in the popular Madaras "What's Happening to My Body?" series of growing-up books for girls and boys. Praised by parents, teachers, nurses, doctors, and especially kids, the bestselling "What's Happening to My Body?" books for older girls and boys are on the "Best Books for Young Adults" list from the American Library Association, and have been translated into 12 languages. Over 2,000,000 copies of the "What's Happening to My Body?" series are in print.

Review Quotes

"A friendly, accessible introduction to puberty that young girls can read alone, not just with parents." --"Booklist", Gillian Engberg, 1 October 2003

"Full of advice and a warm, empathetic understanding...Girls will feel like they have a grown-up friend sitting right beside them." --"ForeWord", September/October 2003

"Supportive, down-to-earth discussion of what changes occur and why, written in language simple enough to be understood by pubescent girls." --"Publishers Weekly"

"Supportive, down-to-earth discussion of what changes occur and why, written in language simple enough to be understood by pubescent girls."

About the Author

Lynda Madaras is the author of twelve books on health, childcare, and parenting. For more than twenty-five years, she taught sex and health education in Pasadena and Santa Monica, CA. She has made numerous appearances on "Oprah," "Today," "Good Morning America," CNN, and PBS.