{"product_id":"9781776575466-any-body","title":"Any Body","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings about Our Bodies\u003cbr\u003eHumor combines with accurate, digestible information in this honest comic reference for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn honest, humorous and factual book for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes invincible. Expert Katharina von der Gathen's many years of experience working with children as a sex educator are the basis for this witty encyclopedia covering interesting facts about skin, hair and body functions alongside the questions that may affect us through puberty and beyond—gender identity, beauty, consent, self-confidence, how other people react and relate to us, and how they make us feel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith accessible and warm text, \u003cem\u003eAny Body\u003c\/em\u003e gently acknowledges common feelings of ambivalence about our bodies. Through showing body diversity and positivity, it encourages acceptance of self and others. The illustrations are relatably funny and include charts, cartoons and more—even a handy page of visual compliments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compendium is an encouraging starting point for conversations with children navigating puberty and laying the foundations for body acceptance in a straightforward and highly entertaining way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslated from the German edition by Shelley Tanaka.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKatharina von der Gathen works in the area of sex education with children and adolescents from a wide range of backgrounds. She lives in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnke Kuhl is one of Germany's leading children's book illustrators, whose awards include the German Youth Literature Award in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBodies from the outside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody difficulties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBodies from the inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoster pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging bodies (and minds)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow we change our bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther people and your body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eAny Body\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A whimsical, enlightening, and empowering volume to set readers on the path toward self-acceptance and body positivity.”—starred, \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This factual guide in an eye-catching package will appeal to curious browsers.\"—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A wonderfully browsable - and amusing! - book to help a kid understand their body and their feelings about it as they go through puberty.”—Youth Services Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award, Silver Honor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40830312710241,"sku":"9781776575466","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14140255_jpg.jpg?v=1705556654","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781776575466-any-body","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}