Bellybuttons Are Navels

Bellybuttons Are Navels

"Bellybuttons Are Navels" is designed for use with young children. Cheerful artwork and gentle words frame this engagingly told story of two children taking a bath. As Mary and her brother Robert splash about and play, they not only discover that boys and girls have some of the same body parts, but also that boys and girls have some distinguishing features- that have accurate names. Today, when the USA has among the highest rates of teen pregnancy, HIV and STD rates in the western world it is clear that we need to begin prevention early. "Bellybuttons Are Navels" is a tool to help assure your child becomes a sexually healthy adult. "New parents should get this as a present when their first child is born." -Mary S. Calderone, M.D., M.P.H. "An easy, accurate introduction to anatomy to share with children." -Booklist "...fulfills the requirement virtually all sex educators stress: It names body parts" -Redbook "...a fine resource." -SIECUS Report