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Own your period / by Chella Quint ; illustrated by Giovana Medeiros.

Quint, Chella, (author.). Medeiros, Giovana, (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780711256644
  • ISBN: 0711256640
  • ISBN: 9780711256644 : PAP
  • ISBN: 0711256640 : PAP
  • ISBN: 9780711256644
  • ISBN: 0711256640
  • Physical Description: 95 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Mission Viejo, CA : QEB Publishing, an imprint of the Quarto Group, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 95) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Hello from Chella -- Who is this book for? -- The basics. Periods and puberty ; What's a vulva? ; Inside your body ; Periods and hormones ; Menstrual cycle phases ; Life cycle of a period ; Having babies?!? ; Period stats -- Managing periods. What do periods look like? ; What do periods feel like? ; Charting your cycle ; All about discharge ; When periods are a pain ; Asking for help ; Maintaining good period health ; Menstrual supplies ; Sustainability ; Worrying about stains and odor -- Period positivity. Menstrual shame ; Busting myths and slaying superstitions ; Media messages: a timeline ; Being a period positive consumer ; Talking about periods ; Navigating periods at school ; Share the Period Positive Pledge ; Own it!
Summary, etc.:
"This fact-filled guide to periods answers all your essential questions like what's a vulva, what do periods actually feel like, and what happens if blood stains your clothes?" - Back cover.
Quint started the Period Positive movement to improve menstrual literacy. Her fact-filled guide to periods answers all your essential questions, and provides positive and honest advice to help girls and young women form a healthy, positive relationship with their bodies. She also includes practical information about menstrual products, tracking cycles, and more. -- adapted from front flap and back cover

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Subject: Menstrual cycle > Juvenile literature.
Menstruation > Juvenile literature.
Menstrual cycle.
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Genre: Young adult nonfiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Willimantic Public Library.

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Willimantic Public Library j 612.662 QUI (Text) 34036127057952 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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