Writing style
Conversational · Descriptive · Direct
Apple BooksThe care & keeping of you
Health and medicine
- First published
- 1998
- Print length
- 104 pagesPleasant Company Publications, 1998
Description
Written for girls ages eight and older, The Care & Keeping of You offers a practical introduction to puberty, physical development, health, and personal hygiene. Rather than treating a changing body as a source of embarrassment, it explains what young readers can expect and frames everyday care as a skill they can learn. The book focuses on female development while making room for the uncertainty that often accompanies unfamiliar changes, helping readers identify questions they may want to discuss with a trusted adult or health professional. Its direct educational approach is designed for girls entering puberty and for families seeking a shared starting point for conversations about growing bodies, healthy routines, privacy, and self-respect.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Brisk
Tone
Earnest · Hopeful · Reflective · Warm
Structure
Reference
Focus
Ideas · Information
Emotional intensity
2 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 1 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 1 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Pleasant Company Publications
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781562476663
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