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As you grow, you and your body face a lot of changes. Some of these can be confusing and hard to deal with. You may be asking yourself questions, such as: Why don’t I have the body of an athlete? Where are all these pimples coming from? What exactly is that smell? 'Feel Good, Look Great!' answers these questions and more and will give you the confidence to recognize and cope with natural changes in your own body. Packed with tips from getting the best out of your diet and exercise routine to man...

Providing information that does not patronize, over-simplify or judge, this series examines social phenomena that are difficult or harmful. Each book traces the history, prevalence and consequences of such phenomena and offers ways of finding help for those involved or affected.

This text, focusing on carbohydrates, is part of a series studying the main nutrients that the human body needs to function healthily. Each volume in the series looks at why the body needs a particular nutrient, how the body gets that nutrient out of the food we eat, and what happens to the body if it gets too much or too little of the different nutrients. The volumes also examine the issues surrounding nutrition, such as eating disorders and special diets (including allergies and illnesses), ad...

This is an educational book about a real life story and contains some upsetting themes. It should be introduced in an environment where children can talk and learn in a supported way. For children with the cognitive age of 4+.  Breck is a 14-year-old boy who loves computing and gaming. However, things go wrong when he makes a new friend online.  Based on the tragic events around the grooming of Breck Bednar, ‘This is Breck’ is designed for lower age students and those with special needs, to in...

Edited by John Foster, best-selling author of Your Life, this flexible new series provides a simple and affordable way to cover the essentials of Citizenship and PSHE at 11-14. The Evaluation Pack offers excellent value for money, providing all three pupil books at half-price. Citizenship Skills covers essential concepts and skills required by the new Statutory Orders for Citizenship at Key Stage 3 (11-14). The book combines key information with practical activities to develop skills o...

Everyone worries about getting their first period. What does it mean? When will it happen? How will it feel? Will everyone else know? And what an earth do you do? Recommended by the Brook network of sexual health centres, this warm, friendly and informative guide to periods for girls of 12+ is packed full of facts and advice. It addresses common questions, fears and worries, and includes quotes and stories from teenagers sharing their own experiences, to reassure readers they are not alone.

At nearly 16, Jane has lived in the shadow of her little sister Emma’s cancer diagnosis for over three years. Not that she was ever in the limelight; it is her sister who is the talented one, a dancer who at ten had been outgrowing her small town teachers’ skills. Jane had never resented her sister’s talent; without any interests herself, it had always kept the pressure off her. Now though, with her parents struggling to cope financially and emotionally, Jane’s life in her rural mining village...

Chemo, radiation, a zillion surgeries, watching my mom age twenty years in twenty months: if that's part of the Big Dude's plan, then it's pretty obvious, isn't it? Somebody Up There Hates You. SUTHY has landed me here in this hospice, where we -- that's me and Sylvie -- are the only people under 30 in the whole place, sweartogod. But I'm not dead yet. I still need to keep things interesting. Sylvie, too. I mean, we're kids, hospice-hostages or not. We freak out visitors. I get my uncle to sneak...

Snail porridge. Koolickles. Wasabi ice cream. Fried spiders. Fermented shark. Are you ready to encounter some of the most surprising food in the world? Let''s bite into the world of "can you really eat that?" with gusto. Visit street vendors, walk the aisles of grocery stores, and try delicacies from all corners of the globe. Developed by Rasinski, Timothy and featuring TIME content, this high-interest book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents...

Simulation games are acknowledged as an effective means of stimulating learning and developing skills of groupwork, decision making, problem solving, communication, information handling and personal skills - but they involve a lot of preparation by the teacher. Backed by teacher's notes, this collection of 20 ready-made photocopiable simulations, for 14-18-year-olds across the whole ability range, eliminates the lengthy preparation time. It is designed to be flexible and easy to use. The simulat...