Any Body: A Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings about Our Bodies. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Any Body: A Comic Compendium of Important Facts and Feelings about Our Bodies

Sometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes invincible. Expert Katharina von der Gathen’s many years of experience working with children as a sex educator are the basis for this witty encyclopedia covering interesting facts about skin, hair and body functions alongside the questions that may affect us through puberty and beyond—gender identity, beauty, consent, self-confidence, how other people react and relate to us, and how they make us feel.

With accessible and warm text, Any Body gently acknowledges common feelings of ambivalence about our bodies. Through showing body diversity and positivity, it encourages acceptance of self and others. The illustrations are relatably funny and include charts, cartoons and more—even a handy page of visual compliments.

This compendium is an encouraging starting point for conversations with children navigating puberty and laying the foundations for body acceptance in a straightforward and highly entertaining way.

Translated from the German edition by Shelley Tanaka.

Contents include:

• Bodies from the outside
• Body difficulties
• Bodies from the inside
• Poster pages
• Changing bodies (and minds)
• How we change our bodies
• Other people and your body

California Reading Association’s Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award winner, Silver

Praise for Any Body

“A whimsical, enlightening, and empowering volume to set readers on the path toward self-acceptance and body positivity.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This factual guide in an eye-catching package will appeal to curious browsers." Booklist

“A wonderfully browsable - and amusing! - book to help a kid understand their body and their feelings about it as they go through puberty.” Youth Services Book Review

Katharina von der Gathen works in the area of sex education with children and adolescents from a wide range of backgrounds. She lives in Germany.

Anke Kuhl is one of Germany’s leading children’s book illustrators, whose awards include the German Youth Literature Award in 2011.