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Websites to visit
Website 1
Find out how to take care of your skin. (Click on topics that interest you including "Acne treatments" and "The truth about tanning".)
Website 2
Great advice about how to love the sun and protect your skin.
Website 3
Find out about caring for your teeth, skin and hair – with facts, diagrams and a downloadable quiz.
Website 4
Online activities and quizzes about teeth and how to look after them.
Website 5
Facts, movies and quizzes about skin, hair, teeth and much more.
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Growing up
Growing up for girls
A clear and straight-talking guide to the ups and downs of the teenage years, covering body changes, mood swings, exercise, healthy eating, self-confidence, periods, bullying, social networking, drink, drugs, stress, STIs, hormones, relationships, sex, contraception, brain changes, feelings, friends, break-ups, fashion, safety, spots, exams...and more. Includes links to carefully researched websites that enhance the information in the book.
Felicity Brooks is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked as an actor, teacher and lexicographer before starting work in children’s publishing in the late 1980s. She has written and edited hundreds of children’s titles, including stories and novelty books for pre-schoolers and books about history, geography, languages, science, maths, nature and the arts. Her books have won the TES Senior Information Book Award, the Aventis Science Books Prize, the SLA Information Book Award, the Sheffield Baby Books Award and Practical Pre-school Gold and Silver Awards.
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