Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Boys & Men

• Puberty and what kinds of physical and emotional changes you can expect--from your developing body to your feelings about girls
• The importance of eating the right foods and taking...

Bombarded with messages from music and the media, Harper set out to dispel the stereotypical image of success that young people receive today and instead emphasizes alternative views of what it truly means to be a successful male, such as...

Todo lo que los muchachos preadolescentes y adolescentes necesitan saber sobre sus sentimientos y el desarrollo de su cuerpo

Escrito por una educadora profesional y su hija en un estilo reconfortante y acertado, Que pasa en mi cuerpo? El libro para muchachos brinda consejos sensatos y directos sobre los cambios de forma y tamano por los que pasa el cuerpo, el estiron de crecimiento, la dieta y el ejercicio, los organos reproductivos, los vellos corporales, los cambios en la voz, los sentimientos romanticos y sexuales y la pubertad en el sexo opuesto. Tambien incluye...

The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal account

Imagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having yet another baby. To Ralph's classmates, news of one more Fletcher baby is just "scuttlebutt." But for Ralph, the oldest of nine, being part of a large family means more kids to join in the fun--from making tripods in the woods and "snicking" up the rug to raising chicks and even discovering a meteor (well, maybe). It doesn't feel like there's life beyond Marshfield, Massachusetts. Then one day Dad's new job moves the family to...

It's no secret that many guys dread writing assignments. But writing doesn't have to be "boring nerd-work." Writing is about power; it's about fun; it's about spoofs, humor, sports, blood, farts, superheroes, giant monsters tearing down the city, and serious subjects, too. Ralph Fletcher, a guy writer himself and the author of forty-one books, discusses every tip needed to find the sweet spot in writing: the place where everything except the words stands still. With advice from favorite authors like Jon Scieszka, Jarrett Krosoczka, and Robert Lipsyte, this hands-on book will make a writer...

In this book for boys, author Ayesha Rodriguez uses rhyming verses, followed by a positive affirmation. I am and the words that follow are powerful. Repeated affirmations will build up your child's self-esteem and transform his sense of self

Changing from Boys to Men: The Importance of Mentoring African American Boys is a short guide that deals with the subject of mentoring in a time in our history in which boys of color are targeted, categorized as "at risk," are dying more frequently at the hands of those who view them as threats to our society, and even more sadly dying at the hands of each other. The book's navigates through six principles of mentoring as it relates to the role of Black men who have the power to help mold these boys into men.
Changing from Boys to Men: The Importance of Mentoring African American...

W. Nikola-Lisa explores new terrain--his childhood experiences growing up in south Texas during the early 1960s. Unlike his previous books, this is not a book for young children as the author explores the darker elements growing up in a harsh environment. Although the work feels like a memoir, it reads like a novel with the author's spare, unrelenting narrative a perfect accompaniment to the time, place, and underlying familial issues. If you like this book, then you might also like Shark Man, a novel for the middle grades, which picks up where the author left off in Dragonfly taking the...

Inside:

• 25 Silly Creatures
• Large 8.5 x 11 inch Pages
• Single Sided Printing, No Bleed Through if You Use Markers
• BONUS 25 Plain...