Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and You
by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Graphic Novel
- Cultural Area
- LGBTQ
Year Published 2015
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
- Curricular Area
- Health
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Sex
- Sex (Biology)
- Sex differences
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Dating & Relationships
- Gender identity
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Sexuality & Pregnancy
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Maturing
- Human body
- Sex instruction for children
- Sex differences--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Graphic Novels
- Sex (Biology)--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- Lists With This Book
- Graphic Novels for Children & Teens
- Just, Inclusive Society
Our Original Resources 4
Meet-the-Author Recording with Cory Silverberg about Sex Is a Funny Word
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Cory Silverberg
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 1
Nonfiction Read and Respond Customizable Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Rainbow List: Top Ten GLBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2019
Commended, 2016

Norma Fleck Award, 1999-2019
Winner, 2016

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2019
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
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