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Boying up : how to be brave, bold and brilliant
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- ISBN: 9780525515982
- ISBN: 0525515984
- ISBN: 0525515976
- ISBN: 9780525515975
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations - Publisher: New York, NY : Philomel Books, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | How boy bodies work -- How boy bodies grow -- How boys learn -- How boys love -- How boys cope -- How boys matter. |
| Source of Description Note: | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
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| Genre: | Young adult nonfiction. Electronic books. Juvenile works. |
Electronic resources
- Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2019 Spring
This companion to neuroscientist/actor Bialik's Girling Up covers male anatomy, adolescent development, learning styles, physical attractions, and more. The informal, supportive text addresses readers directly in the second person. Bialik uses specific examples from her own adolescence and her two sons' lives. "That's What He Said..." boxes provide personal growing-up anecdotes from several men. Spot art and simple diagrams are included. Copyright 2019 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 May #2
Body hair, biology, and boyhood are dissected and demystified in this guide to pubescence. As the XY follow-up to her XX exposé into what makes a preteen body tick, neuroscientist and actress Bialik (Girling Up, 2017, etc.) lends her scientific and maternal expertise to anyone fumbling through the boy-to-young man process. Replacing mystery and misunderstanding with science (proteins, chemicals, and hormones, oh my) the book scrutinizes the human body's pubescent evolution. This is a pragmatic and relatable tool for understanding how, why, and what you're chemically wired for, from hair growth to attention span, and it's careful to note that generalizations are guides not rules. In other words, there's no "right" time for the P word to kick in. What's happening to girls (breasts, ovaries, height) on the puberty periphery is also discussed, as is gender identity. (Of note: a global map of countries recognizing more than two genders.) Merging research with experience raisi ng two young boys, the result avoids a myopic point of view by peppering pages with lighthearted line drawings and sidebars with firsthand accounts from anonymous men. Bialik assures readers that we all figure out this hormonal playground called our body: In other words, when it comes to puberty, you've got this. Knowing where to sit at lunch when you get to high school? That's another book entirely. A matter-of-fact mirror that reflects reality and respect, not bewildered embarrassment. (Nonfiction. 9-15) Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Voice of Youth Advocates Reviews : VOYA Reviews 2018 August
As boys mature, questions typically arise about what is happening to them and their bodies. Bialik's Boying Up: How to be Brave, Bold and Brilliant will come in handy answering these questions. Boying Up covers changes in the body (both boys' and girls'), body image, changes in emotional outlook, dating, sex and contraception, and stress and methods of coping with and reducing it. Bialik explains the impact of chemicals and hormones on bodies. She does not shy away from using correct terminology. The message she sends is that everyone is different and everyone matures at their own pace, and that it is perfectly okay. She includes a "NO Means NO" section, as well as emphasizing that people should respect each other, regardless of sex, background, or belief. Finally, she stresses that when in doubt, tweens and teens should talk to someone they trust. Boying Up is Bialik's brother book to Girling Up: How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular (Penguin Random House, 2017/VOYA June 2017). It is an easy-to-read compendium of information that will likely interest tween and teen boys. It contains cartoon diagrams, quotes from "â¦real grown-up boys-men from a variety of backgrounds, professions and lifestylesâ¦" and pull-outs emphasizing important issues. While all the topics are of interest, readers will likely be looking for specific information (rather than reading from cover to cover), thus an index would have been welcome. Boying Up hits all the hot spots and should be included in tween and teen library collections.âEd Goldberg. Boying Up is a very good resource for teen boys. The author discusses many aspects of the teenage male, from how boys grow up physically to how boys learn and love. While the book is an interesting read, it may only be of interest to teenage boys. Its frank discussion of the male anatomy may make some readers uncomfortable. 5Q, 3P.âMichael Yan, Teen Reviewer. Table of Contents. Illus. Acknowledgements. 3Q 3P M J Copyright 2018 Voya Reviews.
