Broken into seven sections addressing basic body appreciation, care, and hygiene, The Care and Keeping of You would be a great gift to young, pre-pubescent girls. Topics tackled within the text range from building a positive body image to answering questions about menstrual periods and hygienic practices during this time. In keeping with the American Girl franchise effort to depict girls of varying ethnicities in a positive light, the text is filled with multicultural graphics to promote relatability for a large audience of adolescent readers.
This text would be well-placed within a school nurse's and counselor's office for girls who might not have a clear understanding of how to properly care for their changing bodies, especially if a positive, proactive female role model does not exist within their lives. I was pleased to discover that there is a sequel to the text written for an older audience to address topics relevant to teenaged girls.
Parents can support the growth and development of a children of both genders with frequent discussions about the changing body and issues concerning moods, attitudes, and curiosities through the acquisition of texts like these and those written for developing boys too.
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