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Sex Education: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

BEFORE YOU WERE BORN; by Margaret Sheffield; 
Knopf, 1983                                              3-6 

DID THE SUN SHINE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN?  A SEX 
EDUCATION PRIMER; Sol and Judith Gordon; Ed-U 
Press, 1986                                              3-7 

A KID'S FIRST BOOK ABOUT SEX; by Joani Blank and 
Marcia Quackenbush; Yes Press, 1983                      3-7 

WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?; by Margaret 
Sheffield; Knopf, 1989                                   3-7 

SEE HOW YOU GROW; by Dr. Patricia Pearse; 
Barron's Juveniles, 1988                                 3-8 

GROWING UP FEELING GOOD: A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION 
TO SEXUALITY; by Stephanie Waxman; Panjandrum 
Books, 1979                                              4-7 

STRAIGHT TALK: SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR PARENTS 
AND KIDS 4-7; by Marilyn Ratner and Susan 
Chamlin; Planned Parenthood of Westchester Inc., 
1987                                                     4-7 

HOW BABIES ARE MADE; by Andrew Andry and Steven 
Schepp; Time-Life Books, 1968                            4-8 

LEARNING ABOUT SEX: A GUIDE FOR CHILDREN AND 
THEIR PARENTS; by Jennifer Aho and John Petras; 
Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1978                            4-8 

MOMMY, DADDY, WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM? by Grace 
Ayad and Richard Panzer, Benny Andersson (illustrator); 
Center for Educational Media, 1997 (ISBN: 1888933046)    4-8 

EL MARAVILLOSO MUNDO DEL AMOR VERDADERO (Mommy, 
Daddy, Where Do Babies Come From?); by Graciela 
Ayad, Richard Panzer, Benny Andersson (illustrator); 
Center for Educational Media, 1997                   Spanish
(ISBN: 1888933089)                                       4-8 

MOMMY LAID AN EGG! OR WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?; 
by Babette Cole; Chronicle Books, 1996 
(ISBN: 0811813193)                                       4-8 

WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?; by Susan Meredith and 
Susan Mayes; E D C Publications, 1992 
(ISBN: 074600690X)                                       4-8 

WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?; by Margaret Sheffield; 
Alfred A. Knopf, 1987                                    4-8 

WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?: FOR AGES 6 TO 8 AND 
PARENTS; by Ruth S. Hummel; rev. ed.; Concordia 
Pub. House, 1998 (ISBN: 0570035635)                      6-8 

WHERE DID I COME FROM?; by Peter Mayle; Lyle 
Stuart, 1973                                            7-10 

ASKING ABOUT SEX AND GROWING UP; by Joanna Cole; 
Morrow, 1988                                            8-11 

KIDS FIRST BOOK ABOUT SEX; by Joani Blank, Marcia 
Quackenbush (illustrator); Down There Press, 1993 
(ISBN: 0940208075)                                  All Ages


BOOKS FOR PRETEENS AND TEENS

FACTS ABOUT SEX FOR TODAY'S YOUTH; by Sol Gordon; 
Prometheus Books, 1992 (ISBN: 087975771X)           All Ages

DR. RUTH TALKS TO KIDS: WHERE YOU CAME FROM, HOW 
YOUR BODY CHANGES, AND WHAT SEX IS ALL ABOUT; by 
Ruth K. Westheimer, M.D.; Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998 
(ISBN: 0689820410)                                      9-12 

THE PRETEEN'S FIRST BOOK ABOUT LOVE, SEX, AND 
AIDS; by Michelle Harrison; American Psychiatric 
Press, 1995                                             9-12 

GETTING YOUR PERIOD: A BOOK ABOUT MENSTRUATION; 
by Jean Marzollo; Dial Books, 1989 (FHL call 
number: GG 700 M393g 1989)                               10+

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME? THE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE 
WORLD'S MOST EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS; by Peter 
Mayle; Stuart, 1997                                      10+

GROWING AND CHANGING: A HANDBOOK FOR PRETEENS; 
by Kathy McCoy and Charles Wibbelsman; Putnam, 
1986                                                   10-12 

LOVE AND SEX IN PLAIN LANGUAGE; by Eric Johnson; 
Lippincott, 1973                                       10-12 

PERIOD; by JoAnn Gardner-Loulan, Bonnie Lopez 
and Marian Quackenbush; Volcano Press, 1981            10-12 

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?; by Peter Mayle; Lyle 
Stuart, 1980                                           10-12 

THE WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY BODY? BOOK FOR BOYS; 
by Lynda Madras; New Market Press, 1987                10-16 

THE WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY BODY? BOOK FOR GIRLS; 
by Lynda Madras; New Market Press, 1987                10-16 

A YOUNG MAN'S GUIDE TO SEX; by Jay Gale; The 
Body Press, 1988                                       11-16 

A YOUNG WOMAN'S GUIDE TO SEX; by Jacqueline Voss 
and Jay Gale; The Body Press, 1988                     11-16 

GROWING UP: ADOLESCENCE, BODY CHANGES AND SEX; 
by Susan Meredith; Usbourne, 1985                      12-16 

CHANGING BODIES, CHANGING LIVES; by Ruth Bell; 
Vintage, 1988                                            13+ 

LEARNING ABOUT SEX: THE CONTEMPORARY GUIDE FOR 
YOUNG ADULTS; by Gary Kelly; Barron's, 1986              13+ 

CHANGING BODIES, CHANGING LIVES: A BOOK FOR TEENS 
ON SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS; by Ruth Bell; rev ed.; 
Vintage Books, 1988 (ISBN: 0394755413)                  Teen

IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL: CHANGING BODIES, GROWING 
UP, SEX, AND SEXUAL HEALTH; by Robie H. Harris; 
Candlewick Press, 1996 (ISBN: 1564021599)               Teen

LIKE IT IS: A TEEN SEX GUIDE; by E. James 
Lieberman; McFarland, 1998 (ISBN: 0786405260)           Teen

THE PRETEEN'S FIRST BOOK ABOUT LOVE, SEX, AND 
AIDS; by Michelle Harrison; American Psychiatric 
Press, 1995 (ISBN: 0880486988)                          Teen

SEX AND SENSE: A CONTEMPORARY GUIDE FOR TEENAGERS; 
by Gary F. Kelly; Barron's Juveniles, 1993 
(ISBN: 0812014464 )                                     Teen 


BOOKS FOR ADULTS 

ALL ABOUT SEX: A FAMILY RESOURCE ON SEX AND 
SEXUALITY; edited by Ronald Filiberti Moglia and 
Jon Knowles; Planned Parenthood & Crown Pub., 
1997 (ISBN: 0609801465)                                 Adult

BEYOND THE BIRDS AND THE BEES: FOSTERING YOUR 
CHILD'S HEALTHY SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; by Beverly 
Engel; Pocket Books, 1997 (ISBN: 0671535706)            Adult

CHILDHOOD SEXUALITY: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS; Gail 
Ryan; Kempe Children's Center, 1994 (normal 
sexual development and how to tell when sexual 
behavior is a problem)                                  Adult

HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT SEX: IT'S BEST TO 
START EARLY, BUT IT'S NEVER TOO LATE - A STEP-BY-
STEP GUIDE FOR EVERY AGE; by Linda Eyre and 
Richard M. Eyre; Golden Books Pub. Co., 1998 
(ISBN: 0307440729)                                      Adult

HOW TO TALK WITH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SEXUALITY: 
A PARENTS GUIDE; by Planned Parenthood; 
Doubleday and Co., 1986                                 Adult 

KEYS TO YOUR CHILD'S HEALTHY SEXUALITY; by 
Chrystal De Freitas; Barron's Educational Series, 
1998 (ISBN: 0764102982)                                 Adult

SEX IS MORE THAN A PLUMBING LESSON: A PARENTS' 
GUIDE TO SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR INFANTS THROUGH 
THE TEEN YEARS; by Patty Stark; Preston Hollow 
Enterprises, 1990 (ISBN: 0962946303)                    Adult

SEX IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER WORD!  TALKING SEX WITH 
YOUR CHILDREN MADE EASIER; by Patricia M. Miller; 
Crossroad, 1994                                         Adult 

SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN; by Virginia 
Lively and Edwin Lively; Delmar Publ., 1991 
(ISBN: 0827341989)                                      Adult

STRAIGHT TALK: SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR PARENTS AND 
KIDS 4-7; by Marilyn Ratner and Susan Chamlin; 
Penguin, 1987                                           Adult

TALKING WITH YOUR CHILD ABOUT SEX; by Mary 
Steichen Calderone and James W. Ramey; Ballantine 
Books, 1994 (ISBN: 0345313798)                          Adult 
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems