What's Going on Down There? Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask by Karen Gravelle with Nick and Chava Castro.

What’s Going on Down There?  Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask

Author:  Karen Gravelle with Nick and Chava Castro.

Illustrations: by Robert Leighton

Publisher: Walker and Company  

Year:  1998

ISBN:  0-80278671-5

Genre: Non-Fiction

This book is for Ages: 10 and up

Subjects/Themes: Physiology, Puberty, Human Reproduction

As boys grow into young men many changes take place in their bodies.  This book provides answers to questions that many boys may be concerned with during puberty.  The questions were written by two brothers Nick and Chava, 11 and 13.  Since puberty can take place at different ages for each boy, you will know when and if you want to read this book.  The book talks about boys bodies and how they change during puberty.  It talks about the changes girls experience in puberty.  It answers questions about sex, birth control, staying healthy and what is normal.  This is a comprehensive book.  The illustrations by Robert Leighton are funny but they provide good information.   They may make you laugh and help you understand the changes, embarrassment and curiosity that go along with maturing bodies.  This is a really good book for parents to read and share with their sons.  It may foster candid conversations about difficult and sometimes embarrassing topics.

If you like this book you may also like:  The American Medical Association Boys guide to Becoming a Teen or The Boy’s Body Book by Kelli Dunham.