Lynda Madaras (born 1947[1]) is an educator and author. She has written a number of books on puberty including two (What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters, and What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons) that are on the American Library Association's list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books 1990-2000.[2] Her books have won numerous awards, including recognition as an American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults. Her other titles include My Body, My Self for Girls,[3] My Body, My Self for Boys,[4] Ready, Set, Grow!,[5] On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!, Womancare, Child's Play, and The Alphabet Connection.

Personal life

She taught health and puberty education in California schools for more than twenty-five years. She has appeared on CNN, PBS, Oprah, and The Today Show.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ISNI 0000000072621085 Lynda Madaras ( 1947- )".
  2. ↑ "ALA | American Library History".
  3. ↑ Madaras, Lynda. "My Body, My Self for Girls". barnesandnoble.com. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Madaras, Lynda. "My Body, My Self for Boys". barnesandnoble.com. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Madaras, Lynda (14 July 2003). Ready, Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Girls. HarperCollins. ISBN 1557045658.
  6. ↑ Madaras, Lynda (6 June 2007). What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls (Third ed.). HarperCollins. pp. 259. ISBN 978-1-55704-764-9.


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