Friday, June 5, 2009

My Body Is Private







Author:
Linda Walvoord Girard

Type or emotional/crisis issue(s) addressed: Abuse

Year of Publication: 1984

Publisher & Location: Niles, Il. A. Whitman

ISBN#: 0807553204

Target Age Level: Upper Elementary

# of Pages: 32

Quality of Illustrations: Fair

Brief Summary: A mother talks to her daughter about touching that is okay and areas where touching is not okay. The mother tells her daughter that if someone touch is uncomfortable to her she needs to tell one of her parents right away.

Personal Comments/Biases, and/or Things to Consider When Using This Book With Children: This book is a good way to open up a discussion about sexual abuse. It uses correct words to identify private areas of a male and females body. Use with upper elementary age group with caution. At the end of the book there is a note to parents on sexual abuse.

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