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Recently I wrote asking for book recommendations to deal with the car =
accident death of a 2nd grade teacher at our school.  I got one recommendat=
ion for a picture book, but the teacher who dies in that book was retired =
and dies (I think) of a heart attack and it wasn't really what I was =
looking for.

However, I've found a book I highly recommend.  It's What on Earth Do You =
Do When Someone Dies, by Trevor Romain.  Written at a 2nd grade level and =
aimed at about a 3rd-6th grade range, it covers topics like how you may be =
feeling and what to do about it (I especially liked the 4 pages of =
"moods," each illustrated by a face reflecting the word to help children =
get a handle on their feelings), and practical things like what happens at =
a funeral or a memorial service and what happens to the body, questions =
that children may feel uncomfortable asking adults.  It includes suggestion=
s for memorializing the person, and discusses different concepts of =
afterlife or reincarnation (prefaced by "some people believe...").

The language is straighforward and simple and could be applied to any =
situation (although it's definitely focused towards the death of humans =
and not pets).  I feel it offers a good counterbalance to sentimental =
fiction books about death, although those too have a place in helping =
children grieve.

Kris

Kristina Detmer
Library Media Specialist
Russell Boulevard Elementary
Columbia, Missouri, USA
kdetmer@columbia.k12.mo.us

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