1.       Harris, R.  (2009). It’s perfectly normal.  Boston, MA:  Candlewick Press

This great non-fiction text lets kids know that people and bodies come in all shapes an sizes and that even though different they are all perfectly normal.  Texts that honestly answer questions about sex and sexuality are very difficult to come by.  This book provided easy to understand answers to questions that all kids have.  Information included is birth control, HIV and sexually transmitted illnesses.    It’s successful in it’s unbiased response to common everyday questions that kids have about these topics. 

I think this book was amazing.  I loved the illustrations and the straightforward responses.  The target audience is grade 6 – 8, but some more mature 5^th graders could probably use the text especially considering the fact that early onset puberty is becoming more common.  With a genre of general no –fiction, this text could easily be adapted to a health class or science class.    Candlewick press has a great resource for using this text both at home, in class by caregivers and other adults in a child’s life.

http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763626104.mis.1.pdf