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Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children (Hardcover)

by Doris Stickney (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 111 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (26 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0826464580
  • ISBN-13: 978-0826464583
  • Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 10.8 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,347 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 28 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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This review is from: Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Children (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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25 of 25 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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This review is from: Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Children (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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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent story for children questioning about death, 24 Dec 1999
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This review is from: Waterbugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children (Hardcover)
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 Fantastic
I brought this book for my 4yr old son after my mum passed away. It is a fantastic book that is easy for children to comprehend. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars reassuring for adults as well as children
We were shown this book after the premature death of my mother, and it was very appropriate for explaining death and life afterwards to children in a lovely way,it enables them to... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive and Simplistic View of Death.
I bought this book to use with young children. At first I noticed it was smaller than I had imagined, and in black and white and I was a little dubious whether it would appeal to... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars good book
I was given this after my dad died i read it to my children it helped i have since given it to two sets of children and i think it helped them a little. I think it is a great book
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The pamphlet is well written and illustrated. Good for sharing with a young child. However, it was not very useful to me. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely story, and a very useful analogy.
I'm reading this book to my 4-year old who's asking where Granddad has gone. It's a particularly useful analogy because of the 2 different environments lived in by the water bugs... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Only helpful to VERY young kids with Christian beliefs.
I found this very religious. The reading level was focused at VERY young children, but it was not appropriate to read the whole book to the child in my case as the Christian... Read more
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