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Life Is Like the Wind

Innes, Shonna

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Barron's Educational Series

Just the Series: Big Hug

Series and Publisher: Big Hug

Annotation: Explores the concept of death, including what happens to life once it leaves the body and the different ways people deal with the death of loved ones.

Genre: [Realistic fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #91105

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Publisher: Barron's Educational Series

Edition Date: 2014 Release Date: 08/01/14

Illustrator: Agocs, Irisz,

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: 0-7641-6747-2

ISBN 13: 978-0-7641-6747-8

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2014932021

Dimensions: 25 cm.

Subject Heading:
Grief. Juvenile fiction.
Animals. Juvenile fiction.
Bereavement. Juvenile fiction.
Grief. Fiction.
Animals. Fiction.
Bereavement. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2015)

In Friendship, animals illustrate a narrative describing the general ups and downs of friendship. In Life, animals model ways to cope when life "leaves the body" of a loved one. That these are overly purposeful self-help books for kids is mostly masked by the warm tone and affecting watercolors: it's hard not to feel compassion for a big-eyed porcupine excluded from a game.

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Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2015)

Reading Level: 2.0

Interest Level: P-2

B.E.S. A Big Hug series offers a gentle and direct approach to the emotional issues that children face. Written by a clinical child psychologist, these books encourage youngsters to share and discuss tough topics with family and friends. Life is Like the Wind introduces the concept of death to young readers by likening life to the ever-moving wind. When the wind is present, things move and fly and flutter about. When the wind goes away, things become very still. Life is like the wind. When life goes away, the body is very still The body cannot move or feel or do anything anymore. Where does life go when it goes from the body? From there, the authors explore the feelings we have when a loved one's life goes away, how we cope with missing them, and how we can celebrate their memory. It also introduces the various things people believe happens to a life that has moved on. Endearing illustrations of animals enjoying, missing, comforting, and honoring one another do a wonderful job of conveying the message that although life is very precious, when it is time for the life to leave, it will go.

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