Girls Are Girls, and Boys Are Boys

by Sol Gordon

Book Overview

This illustrated volume is a nonsexist sexuality education book for children ages 6 to 10.Do all boys want to become pilots or firemen? Do all girls want to become mothers or secretaries? Is blue a boy's color? Is pink a girl's color? "Baloney " says Dr. Sol Gordon in this refreshingly candid book about gender differences and human similarities. Gordon designed this book to help parents be the primary sex educators for their children and to prepare...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879756861
• ISBN13: 9780879756864
• Release Date: November 1991
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.9" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Values are upheld in this book

When looking at books to read with my child, I was worried that some would go too far, but some would not go far enough. This book is very direct, explanatory, and complete. It covers issues of both genders, which is so important as adolescents try to understand what everyone else is going through. The illustrations are complete, but not overly, and the topic of sexuality is explained in a way that actually inspires a values conversation as a next step. This book was a really healthy read for us with our child, and I plan to use it with our younger children when the time comes. My mother actually read it with me also!

Very helpful with 9-year-old girl

Good for spurring conversation: also provided a 'neutral' source for child to review & discover. Our daughter has spent additional time with text to reinforce the conversation.