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Water Bugs and Dragonfiles: Explaining Death to Young Children (Looking Up) [Paperback]

Doris Stickney
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Feb 2004 Looking Up
This book uses the analogy of the waterbugs' short life under water as human's time on earth and their emergence as dragonflies into the bright sunlit world above the water as human's life after death. It is designed to provide adults with the opportunity to talk about death as being part of the life cycle, which can be a reassuring way of explaining death to children.
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  • Paperback: 24 pages
  • Publisher: The Pilgrim Press; Revised edition (Feb 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0829816240
  • ISBN-13: 978-0829816242
  • Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 0.2 x 14 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Title mention in the Nursery Education, 2007 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for children in grief or just before 30 Nov 2000
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Format:Hardcover
a lovely story. I lost my wife [34] to cancer Oct 13 '00, We have 3 children, 2, 8 amd 13. The middle one loves the book, as the younger will too, I am sure. It is also available in soft cover for under £2. It may be hard it you are affected personally - but DO find a copy and but it for the children, for now or later. Robert rjh39@yahoo.com
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Enables children to make sense of death 24 Jun 2001
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Format:Hardcover
This children's book explains the Christian belief of life after death through a story about the lifecycle of waterbugs and dragonflies. Children enjoy the story, and at the same time can relate it to their experience of death. It will be helpful for them both if they have immediate experience of death, or if - when! - they ask questions about it in general. It's easy to read to children who are too young to read it themselves; they will understand it.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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I first came across this simple story when my friend died, leaving four small children, only to rediscover it years later when my own children lost their Grandad. It is a very simple story which gives children very visual images to relate their experience of death to. It is a story that looks to the future and is full of hope, where it can either be related to the Christian belief in the resurrection or simply used as a postive help for children who are trying to come to terms with someone's death. A trip to a local pond with a net and a jam jar with help their understanding even more! This particular edition is lovely to give as a gift, hardback with simple coloured drawings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Social work
Excellent resource to work with child who is suffering from a loss - liked this being in colouring book for. As you can pace with child
Published 14 hours ago by vixbear
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching
A lovely book for young children affected by death - A good resource which I would recommend to parents and anyone who is working with children affected by death and needs help in... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Mrs Karen L Martel
4.0 out of 5 stars very simple and sensitive
This very simple and very gentle book is ideal to introduce the idea of loss and someone/something going to another place. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Heather Williams
3.0 out of 5 stars Story good but images not appealing to children at all
Story is good for explaining concept of someone dying and moving on, however the images really are not appealing to young children in any way. Read more
Published 23 days ago by M. Milner
4.0 out of 5 stars helpful & sensitive
A very sensitive and meaningful way to approach the topic of death with young children. It does have a christian influence which may not suit everyone, but I found it helpful.
Published 1 month ago by Jen
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
I got this to read to my 3 year old boy after my Dad passed away. He was very close to his Papa and didn't understand at all why he couldn't visit him anymore or why his Papa was... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Emma Docherty
5.0 out of 5 stars For adults and children
A wonderful look at what death meansin an easily understood way. This can help old and young alike. I have left it at church for people to look through
Published 1 month ago by Muriel
5.0 out of 5 stars help for a child
My daughter works in a primary school and one of the pupils had lost his brother in a tragic accident. This book was mentioned and has proved very positive
Published 1 month ago by memphis2
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
This is a lovely book for any young child who has lost a loved one. It gives them a beautiful image in language they can understand.
Published 2 months ago by Alliej
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great book
I have given this book for a number of years so parents are able to explain death to young children, I'm glad that it's still being published
Published 2 months ago by Eric Horner
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